Christ instituted the Magicsterium? Really?
Chapter and verse, please...
Hoss
The First Apostles
Of course this is just more Roman foolishness.
No where does the scripture institute a group of men to replace HIM.. to make decisions for HIM ...
The magisterium is an invention of men ... remember the promise to eve ? "Ye shall be as god"...that is something that men desire...and Rome gives that to a few..
Interesting that you should ask. From today's first reading of the Mass:
Then the apostles and presbyters, in agreement with the whole church, decided to choose representatives and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. The ones chosen were Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brothers.The pastors of the church, the apostles and the presbyters -- not just the apostles, are here invoking the authority of the God, the Holy Spirit in giving their judgment. That seems to be the operation of the Magisterium to me. Of course if you do not take the Bible at its word you can discount this.This is the letter delivered by them: “The apostles and the presbyters, your brothers, to the brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia of Gentile origin: greetings. Since we have heard that some of our number [who went out] without any mandate from us have upset you with their teachings and disturbed your peace of mind, we have with one accord decided to choose representatives and to send them to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, who have dedicated their lives to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. So we are sending Judas and Silas who will also convey this same message by word of mouth: ‘It is the decision of the holy Spirit and of us not to place on you any burden beyond these necessities, namely, to abstain from meat sacrificed to idols, from blood, from meats of strangled animals, and from unlawful marriage. If you keep free of these, you will be doing what is right. Farewell.’” (Acts 15:22-29)