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To: BipolarBob

Of course, its God’ Word. We have no disagreement there and God entrusted the Church to insure the authenticity of both the written word as well as His unwritten word (John 21:25) through sacred tradition and ritual, and most of all to insure ONE teaching and ONE truth for all time.

In the year 110 A.D., not even fifteen years after the book of Revelation was written, while on his way to execution St. Ignatius of Antioch wrote: “Where the bishop is present, there let the congregation gather, just as where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic church”. The Church believes that when the bishops speak as teachers, Christ speaks; for he said to them: “He who hears you, hears me; and he who rejects you, rejects me” (Lk 10, 16).


60 posted on 03/28/2015 9:56:06 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish
The Church believes that when the bishops speak as teachers, Christ speaks; for he said to them: “He who hears you, hears me; and he who rejects you, rejects me” (Lk 10, 16).

Which referred to 82 disciples, not simply 12, while the Lord said that even though who were not of the formal ordained company of the 12 were on His side. (Mk. 9:38-41)

63 posted on 03/28/2015 10:09:26 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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