There have been two basic views within the Christian church regarding ecclesiastical authority. The one view is that a man's standing with God is personal and has nothing to do with any ecclesiastical authority.
|
home.earthlink.net/~vanehale/resourcelibrary/id13.html
|
|
|
This item: Ecclesiastical Authority and Spiritual Power in the Church of the First Three Ce by Freiherr von Hans Campenhausen ... Ecclesiastical Authority and Spiritual Power in the Church of the First Three Ce 5.0 out of 5 stars (1); $24.95;
|
www.amazon.com/Ecclesiastical-Authority-Spiritual-Power...
www.amazon.com/Ecclesiastical-Authority-Spiritual-Power-Church/dp/1565632729
|
|
|
What Marian apparitions have been recognized by ecclesiastical authorities? ... There have been uncounted apparitions of Mary reported since the third century. Few have received recognition by the bishop of the diocese in which they occurred. Among those recognized are:
|
campus.udayton.edu/mary/questions/faq/faq15.html
|
|
|
It is not too difficult to find a fallenaway Catholic who will Loudly proclaim: "The Ten Commandments are all anyone needs! I don't need The Church or priests! As long as I follow the Ten Commandments, I am doing all right and I don't ...
http://www.maryheartcrusaders.com/previous_articles.htm...
|
|
|
Also the second secret, that concerned the second world war, was not catastrophic, still according to the ecclesiatical authority, but millions of men died. If the third secret is not catastrophic, and so my beloved children, I don't know how to define it".
|
www.madredelleucaristia.it/eng/fatima.htm
|
|
|
|
Fr. Gatti answered: "About the celebration of the Holy Mass, since it had been asked just once, I have no difficulty confirming that it won’t be celebrated anymore until the competent and united with the Pope ecclesiastical authority, gives me permission.
|
www.madredelleucaristia.it/eng/verbalen.htm
|
|
|
Rather, let the greatest among you be as the youngest, and the leader as the servant" (Lk 22, 25). The abuse of ecclesiastical authority can make it very difficult to distinguish between legitimate authority and the deficiencies of a particular member of that Magisterium.
|
www.lifeissues.net/writers/mcm/mcm_42individualism.html
|
|
Moreover, appeals to ecclesiastical authority should not factor into our perspective on biological evolution, even if we are faithful members of the LDS Church. Church leaders are, for the most part, not experts in the mechanisms of creation.
|
transfigurism.org/community/blogs/lincoln_cannon/archiv...
transfigurism.org/community/blogs/lincoln_cannon/archive/2007/12/25/3888.aspx
|
|
Essays on ecclesiastical authority ... Lutheramp39s document positioned scripture, not the ecclesiastical authority of the corrupt church, as the source of faith and salvation. ... (2333 Words -- Approx. 9 Pages) ... Meanwhile, some cardinals, like some secular rulers, sought ecclesiastical authority independent of papal authority,
|
www.lotsofessays.com/essay_search/ecclesiastical_author...
www.lotsofessays.com/essay_search/ecclesiastical_authority.html
|
|