896. The Good Shepherd ought to be the model and “form” of the bishop’s pastoral office. Conscious of his own weaknesses, “the bishop . . . can have compassion for those who are ignorant and erring. He should not refuse to listen to his subjects whose welfare he promotes as of his very own children…. the faithful … should be closely attached to the bishop as the Church is to Jesus Christ, and as Jesus Christ is to the Father”:428
Let all follow the bishop, as Jesus Christ follows his Father, and the college of presbyters as the apostles; respect the deacons as you do God’s law. Let no one do anything concerning the Church in separation from the bishop.429
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
593. What is the specifically Christian sense of this petition?
306. Why can venial sins also be the object of sacramental confession?
175. In what does the mission of the Apostles consist?
430. Why does the Magisterium of the Church act in the field of morality?
86. What does the word “Incarnation” mean?
241. What is the center of the liturgical season?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the importance of Christian witness?
What does the Bible teach about transforming the body?
The importance of hospitality and caring for others: The generosity of Tobias and his wife Sara.
What does the Bible teach us about wisdom as a gift from God?
What does Daniel’s dream about the four wild beasts in Daniel 7 mean?
What is the importance of humility and repentance according to the book of Baruch?
