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An Analysis of the Hierarchy of Authentic Magisterial Teachings Presented in Canon 750 and 752
In the code of canon law for the Latin Church, the teachings of the Church are divided into a hierarchy which distinguishes doctrines according to the authority of each teaching's source. Cc. 750 and 752 define three levels of magisterial teachings: those which have been divinely revealed, those proposed definitively by the Magisterium, and those authoritatively declared by the pope or college of bishops. These canons also prescribe the duty of Latin Catholics to respond with a distinct degree of assent or submission to doctrines at each level. This hierarchy of teaching has developed across the history of the Church, and the study of the same provides important insight necessary for assessing the present canons and fully interpreting the required response of the Christian faithful., Canon law, Canon Law, Degree Awarded: J.C.L. Canon Law. The Catholic University of America

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