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
408. What is involved in the common good?
54. How did God create the universe?
490. What are the means that aid the living of chastity?
319. What are the effects of this sacrament?
310. What are the effects of this sacrament?
385. What are the theological virtues?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What did Jesus teach about loving your neighbor? (Matthew 22:39)
What is the message of redemption present in the book of Abdias, specifically in Abdias 1:17?
How did a woman’s faith heal her of a hemorrhage, according to Matthew 9:20-22?
What is the promise of the Messiah mentioned in Malachi 3:1-3?
The Creation of the Universe and Man: What Does the Book of Genesis Teach Us? (Genesis 1:1-31)
What was the story of King Amon’s violent death and rebellion in 2 Kings 21-22?
What is the role of church leaders according to Ephesians 4:11-12?
