- We must clearly attribute to the Holy Father the highest authority on earth, the potentia suprema.
- Every authority on earth is conditional upon the purpose of the society it governs. The Church’s purpose is the salvation of souls.
- The Pope’s authority is ordered to this highest earthly end - the salvation of souls - and is therefore the highest authority.
- If that authority is misused and no longer directed toward this goal, it loses its strength.
- If authority diminishes or destroys the faith, it is an abuse.
- Today, papal authority - along with obedience and infallibility - is being detached from reality.
- It is reduced merely to the subject who holds the authority.
- Papal authority then hides behind infallibility: “I am assisted by the Holy Spirit.”
- Authority becomes like a Ferrari without gears: the engine makes noise, but the vehicle no longer moves.
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