[paladinan]

Where in the Scripture you posted, does Christ give His authority to anyone? He gave them a charge and promised to be with them to the end of the age.

You mean, aside from Jesus giving the Twelve authority over unclean spirits (cf. Matthew 10:1, etc.), authority to forgive sins (cf. John 20:23, etc.), authority to bind in Heaven and on earth (cf. Matthew 18:18-20, etc.), and such? Only willful blindness (or complete ignorance of what the Scriptures actually say) could lead anyone to think that Jesus did NOT delegate His authority to specific men.

[xone]

Only willful blindness (or complete ignorance of what the Scriptures actually say) could lead anyone to think that Jesus did NOT delegate His authority to specific men.

So Christ's authority only consists of those items? The claim was made '“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me."' was given to the Apostles. 'ALL' of it given? Don't think so despite the claims of Catholics.

[Tao Yin]

I'm always disturbed when Catholics read "apostles" and automatically replace it with "Catholic Church".

Yes, Jesus gave authority to the apostles. This does not mean that authority passed onto the catholic church.

Matthew 10:1 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.

Did this authority get passed on? What pope, catholic bishop or priest can heal "every disease and every affliction"?

So which authorities given to the apostles passed on to the catholic church? Clearly not all. (See above)

Other than catholic say-so, why should we believe that any special apostolic authority passed from the apostles to the catholic church?