
DIVINE RETREAT UPDATES AND PRAYERS
June 17, 2025 at 07:48 PM
*CATECHISM OF CATHOLIC CHURCH TEACHINGS* (ccc)
*181. Why does ecclesial ministry also have a person character?*
Ecclesial ministry also have a personal character in as much as each minister, in virtue of the sacrament of Holy Orders, is responsible before Christ who called him personally and conferred on him his mission.
*Further reading: CCC 878-879*
*182. What is the mission of the Pope?*
The Pope, Bishop of Rome and the Successor of Saint Peter, is the perpetual, visible source and foundation of the unity of the Church. He is the vicar of Christ, the head of the College of bishops and pastor of the universal Church over which he has by divine institution full, supreme, immediate, and universal power.
*Further reading: CCC 880-882, 936-937*