Catechism of the Catholic Church
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77 "In order that the full and living Gospel might always be preserved in the Church the apostles left bishops as their successors. They gave them their own position of teaching authority." 35 Indeed, "the apostolic preaching, which is expressed in a special way in the inspired books, was to be preserved in a continuous line of succession until the end of time." 36
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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH |
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SECTION ONE: "I BELIEVE"-"WE BELIEVE" |
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CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN |
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ARTICLE 2: THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION |
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I. THE APOSTOLIC TRADITION |
Notes for the above paragraph:
35 DV 7 § 2; St. Irenaeus, Adv. haeres. 3, 3, 1: PG 7/1, 848; Harvey, 2, 9.36 DV 8 § 1.
English Translation of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.
