Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The authority of the
Church as a basis for
making moral decisions
- If the Church is the body of Christ,
then it must have the same authority
as Christ.
- God did not stop communicating with people after
the Bible was written, but speaks to the world
through the Church
- the Church is the community of Christian believers.
- Therefore, it must be guided by God and so be able to
make decisions on moral issues
- the Church gives a clear path and
tells them what decision to take
- if we made our own decisions
independently then it could lead to a
number of outcomes.
- Christians expect the
Church to give them
guidance of the
Christian life
- making moral decisions
is an important part of
Christian life
- the Pope is the leader so God is helping him always make the right moral decisions