magisterium of the Catholic Church

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authority in matters of faith and morals doctrinal authority ecclesiastical authority teaching authority

The magisterium of the Catholic Church is its official teaching authority, exercised by the pope and bishops to authentically interpret and safeguard doctrine on faith and morals.

Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
Magisterium of the Catholic Church	3
magisterium of Pope Francis	3
Catholic magisterium	2
Magisterium of the Church	2
Magisterium of Pope Francis	1
magisterium of Pope John Paul II	1
magisterium of the Church	1
ordinary and universal magisterium	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	authority in matters of faith and morals ⓘ doctrinal authority ⓘ ecclesiastical authority ⓘ teaching authority ⓘ
aimsAt	salvation of souls ⓘ
bindingOn	Catholic faithful ⓘ
cannot	contradict divine revelation ⓘ
codifiedIn	Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ
describedIn	Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum ⓘ Lumen Gentium ⓘ surface form: Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium
distinguishedFrom	sensus fidelium ⓘ theologians ⓘ
etymology	derived from Latin magister meaning teacher ⓘ
exercisedBy	Pope ⓘ bishops ⓘ college of bishops ⓘ
exercisesTeachingOfficeThrough	apostolic exhortations ⓘ catechisms ⓘ conciliar decrees ⓘ encyclicals ⓘ homilies ⓘ
hasExtraordinaryExercise	ecumenical councils ⓘ ex cathedra definitions of the Pope ⓘ
hasOrdinaryExercise	bishops teaching in communion with the Pope ⓘ
hasSupremeTeacher	Pope ⓘ
infallibilityExercisedIn	ex cathedra papal definitions ⓘ magisterium of the Catholic Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ordinary and universal magisterium solemn definitions of ecumenical councils ⓘ
interprets	Sacred Scripture ⓘ Holy Tradition ⓘ surface form: Sacred Tradition
languageOfTerm	Latin ⓘ
primaryFunction	authentic interpretation of the Word of God ⓘ safeguarding doctrine ⓘ teaching on faith and morals ⓘ
protectedBy	charism of infallibility ⓘ
relatedDoctrine	apostolic succession ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ infallibility of the Church ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
requiresFromFaithful	assent of faith to infallible teachings ⓘ religious submission of intellect and will ⓘ
scopeIncludes	doctrine ⓘ dogma ⓘ moral teaching ⓘ
serves	Word of God ⓘ unity of faith in the Church ⓘ
sourceOfAuthority	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Christ
teachesWith	authority of Christ ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catechism of the Catholic Church → authority → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magisterium of the Catholic Church

Catechism of the Catholic Church → basedOn → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magisterium of the Church

Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater → belongsTo → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: magisterium of Pope Francis

Confirmation of the decrees of the Council of Trent → belongsTo → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

Rosarium Virginis Mariae → belongsTo → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: magisterium of Pope John Paul II

Section for Life → follows → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magisterium of the Catholic Church

magisterium of the Catholic Church → infallibilityExercisedIn → magisterium of the Catholic Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Magisterium of the Catholic Church

this entity surface form: ordinary and universal magisterium

bull "Cum inter multiplices" → isPartOf → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Cum inter multiplices

Ineffabilis Deus → isPartOf → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic magisterium

Evangelii gaudium → partOf → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: magisterium of Pope Francis

Inter Mirifica → partOf → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magisterium of the Catholic Church

Pastor bonus → partOf → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

Praedicate Evangelium → partOf → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: magisterium of Pope Francis

Relatio finalis of the Synod of Bishops on the Family → partOf → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magisterium of Pope Francis

Vicar of Christ → recognizedBy → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic magisterium

Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff → relatedToDoctrine → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Pastor aeternus

this entity surface form: magisterium of the Church

Mysterium fidei → subject → magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magisterium of the Church