What authority corrects those local bodies whenever they stray from Christ doctrine?
Jesus established Peter as the ultimate earthly authority under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. That authority is passed on through the papacy under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The term ‘Catholic’ signifies its universality. The Catholic Church is the repository of doctrine and faith that all other Christian churches base their flawed faith upon.
Salvation is through Baptism and adherence to Christ’s teachings, even via Protestant beliefs. Seekers of Truth, however, don’t reject the doctrine found in the Repository of Faith.
This is how all salvation comes through the Catholic Church, not from membership, but from acceptance of the unaltered Truth of Christ.
The authority that makes those bodies doctrinally correct is the same authority that reveals they have fallen from the truth and are no longer “of Christ”. ... the written word.
Peter was not the “ultimate apostle” There is no such thing spoken about in scripture. He gave him the keys to the kingdom, but what he bound and loosed was already bound and loosed in heaven. He spoke by inspiration like all of the Apostles.
We can study much on this and reveal a million inconsistencies with the Catholic Church but will short cut to your pope has just decided to recognize same sex unions.
The Holy Spirit did not authorize the 12 apostles to preach and write about the sin of homosexuality and then “speak “ to the pope and say it’s ok.
The Holy Spirit does not change his mind on any subject and he speaks to everyone the same way.. through the written word. It will live forever
The Catholic Church is not in the NT.
Don’t turn a blind eye to what happened today.