891. “The Roman Pontiff, head of the college of bishops, enjoys this infallibility in virtue of his office, when, as supreme pastor and teacher of all the faithful – who confirms his brethren in the faith he proclaims by a definitive act a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals…. the infallibility promised to the Church is also present in the body of bishops when, together with Peter’s successor, they exercise the supreme Magisterium,” above all in an Ecumenical Council.418 When the Church through its supreme Magisterium proposes a doctrine “for belief as being divinely revealed,”419 and as the teaching of Christ, the definitions “must be adhered to with the obedience of faith.”420 This infallibility extends as far as the deposit of divine Revelation itself.421
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180. How is the collegial dimension of Church ministry carried out?
317. Who administers this sacrament?
354. What is the relationship between the sacraments and the death of a Christian?
419. What place does the Old Law have in the plan of salvation?
536. How is Abraham a model of prayer?
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What is the message behind the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican?
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