"The authority of bishops and priests over lay Catholics is actually extremely limited... The Catholic Church is not a cult – there is no requirement to absolute obedience within the Church apart from that which binds us to the revealed truths of the Faith and the natural moral law"
Oct 10, 2022The authority of bishops and priests over lay Catholics is actually extremely limited, and hardly goes beyond the kinds of examples just given. They cannot bend us to their human will, and they cannot impose on us their opinions on non-spiritual matters, however good their intentions. Above all, they are given power to do good, and never to do ..\X
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