862. “Just as the office which the Lord confided to Peter alone, as first of the apostles, destined to be transmitted to his successors, is a permanent one, so also endures the office, which the apostles received, of shepherding the Church, a charge destined to be exercised without interruption by the sacred order of bishops.”375 Hence the Church teaches that “the bishops have by divine institution taken the place of the apostles as pastors of the Church, in such wise that whoever listens to them is listening to Christ and whoever despises them despises Christ and him who sent Christ.”376
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
113. What were the accusations by which Jesus was condemned to death?
389. What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit?
313. How was sickness viewed in the Old Testament?
442. What is implied in the affirmation of God: “I am the Lord your God” (Exodus 20:2)?
214. In what does the final judgment consist?
461. How are parents to educate their children in the Christian faith?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What can we learn about divine justice from the Lord’s vengeance mentioned in Abdias 1:15?
What does Daniel’s dream about the four wild beasts in Daniel 7 mean?
What does 1 John 2:29 teach us about God’s holiness and justice?
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the sanctification of the Christian?
