Magisterium of the Church

The task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of Eternal God Has been entrusted to the living Teaching office of the Church alone Its authority in this matter exercised in the name of Jesus Christ It means that the task of interpretation has been entrusted To the bishops in communion in successor of St. Peter The bishop of Rome This Magisterium is not superior to the Word of Eternal God But it is its friends It teaches only that has been handed to it At the divine command with the help of Eternal Holy Spirit It listens to this devotedly Guards it with dedication Expounds it faithfully All it proposes for belief as being divinely revealed Drawn from this single deposit of faith Mindful of Father Christ’s words to His apostles “He who hears you, hears me” The faithful receive with docility the teachings Derives that their pastors give them in different forms