So it has been a few weeks since TC was unleashed upon a suspecting Church and a few observations can now be made.
First, there is to confusion between the Teaching Authority of the Church (Magisterium) and the Legislative Authority.
I point this out because of this phrase from the Canadian Military Ordinariate:
We must also understand that this is not a passing occurrence. This motu proprio already carries with it the full weight of the Magisterium, being a canonically binding edict. However, it is also stated in the document that it “be published in the official Commentary of the Holy See, Acta Apostolicae Sedis [AAS; Acts of the Apostolic See].” The AAS is irreformable and binding and is an expression of the constant and universal Magisterium. (W. Wright) Source Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate
So let's get some clarity on this:
Catholic Dictionary
MAGISTERIUM
Definition
The Church's teaching authority, vested in the bishops, as
successors of the Apostles, under the Roman Pontiff, as successor of St.
Peter. Also vested in the Pope, as Vicar of Christ and visible head of
the Catholic Church. (Etym. Latin magister, master.) Source: CatholicCulture
The magisterium of the Catholic Church is the church's authority or office to give authentic interpretation of the Word of God, "whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition."[1][2][3] According to the 1992 Catechism of the Catholic Church, the task of interpretation is vested uniquely in the Pope and the bishops,[4] though the concept has a complex history of development. Scripture and Tradition "make up a single sacred deposit of the Word of God, which is entrusted to the Church",[5] and the magisterium is not independent of this, since "all that it proposes for belief as being divinely revealed is derived from this single deposit of faith."[6] Source wikipedia
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