It Is A Well Known Fact Attested By History That The Catholic Church Has Always Claimed To Have Been

It is a well known fact attested by history that the Catholic Church has always claimed to have been appointed by Christ as the sole guardian and authorized teacher and interpreter of the religious truths taught by Christ. Dissenting sects arose soon after the departure of Christ from this world; the Church examined the teaching of the dissenters, decided whether or not their doctrine agreed with the teaching of Christ, and, if she had to condemn the teaching, she did so regardless of consequences, trusting that God will uphold the truth and give strength to those who with their whole heart embrace it, despite the opposition of all the powers of the world... The human mind must be disposed and willing to believe whatever God has taught mankind. To ascertain what God has taught would be a practical impossibility, if God Himself had not appointed a teacher and interpreter of His revealed truths and had not furthermore assisted that teacher with His divine power so as to ward off all error. This is called the Infallibility of the Church, which is exercised when, either in an Oecumenical Council or through the Supreme Pontiff, she speaks on matters of faith and morality in the name of Christ and as the God-appointed teacher of mankind.

Fr. Stanislaus Woywod, Practical Commentary on the Code of Canon Law (1948), vol. 2, pp. 107-108

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John 14:19

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