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Magisterium

The magisterium of the Catholic Church is the church's authority or office to give authentic interpretation of the word of God, "whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition". According to the 1992 Catechism of the Catholic Church, the task of interpretation is vested uniquely in the Pope and the bishops, though the concept has a complex…

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Solemn and ordinary

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Magisterium

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples195
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
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Magisterium

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related to Books · 68
Magisterium → Ashgate Press, Avery, Bishops, Boyle, By What Authority, Cardinal, Catholic Church, Catholic Doctrine, Challenges, Charles, Church, Church Authority, Church Teaching Authority, Community, Contemporary Catholicism, Creative Fidelity, CS1, Curran, Dulles, Faith
related to Articles · 44
Magisterium → AmericaRoger Mahony, Archived, Austin, Berington, Booker, Catholic Encyclopedia, Catholic Faith, Catholic Theological Society, Catholics, Charles, Church, Dissent, Fathers, Homiletic, In Herbermann, Jean, John Young, Jos, Joseph, July/August
related to Source and criteria · 30
Magisterium → Apostles, Catholic, Christ's, Church, Dei, Dei Filius, Deposit, Faith, First Vatican Council, For, God, Himself, His, However, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Ordinary, Papal, Pope, Rerum
related to Solemn and ordinary · 17
Magisterium → Assumption, Bishop, Catholic Church's, Christians, Church, Council, Examples, First Vatican Council's, Immaculate Conception, Mary, Most, Pope Pius IX's, Pope Pius XII's, Rome, Such, The, Trent's
related to Postconciliar era · 11
Magisterium → Bishops, Church, Humanae Vitae, In, In September, Instead, Others, Pius XII, Synod, Synods, The
related to Etymology · 7
Magisterium → English, It, Latin, Pope Pius XII, Since, The, Thus
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Magisterium → same as the relationship in English between, teaching by the Pope or bishops which is binding on one's intellect and will to whom these are addressed
related to Levels · 2
Magisterium → Only, Pope

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church authority pope bishops catholic teaching faith council papal isbn ordinary councils theologians first vatican tradition scripture doctrine theology power

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Magisteriumis asame as the relationship in English between0.90text
Magisteriumis ateaching by the Pope or bishops which is binding on one's intellect and will to whom these are addressed0.90text
catechismsinstance ofin written documents0.80text
encyclicalsinstance ofin written documents0.80text
and pastoral lettersinstance ofin written documents0.80text
or orallyinstance ofin written documents0.80text
as in homiliesinstance ofin written documents0.80text
Irenaeusinstance ofexpounded by others0.80text
Tertullianinstance ofexpounded by others0.80text
Cyprianinstance ofexpounded by others0.80text
Ambroseinstance ofexpounded by others0.80text
and Augustineinstance ofexpounded by others0.80text

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