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The Gift of Authority: Observer’s Report and AnalysisProf. Dr. Michael RootAuthorityOn 12 May 1999, the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission released its most recent agreed statement, The Gift of Authority: Authority in the Church III (hereafter GA)} This statement takes up one of the most difficult ecumenical topics-the authority within the church of official teaching-and addresses some of its most difficult aspects, from the role of the laity in teaching to the special teaching role of the bishop of Rome. The commission makes large claims for its work: "We believe that if this statement about the nature of authority and the manner of its exercise is accepted and acted upon, this…1999-08-31Texttext/htmlapplication/pdfhttps://iarccum.org/doc/1150ARCIC-II 431/99https://iarccum.org/doc/1150enARCIC-II : Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission II : Commentaries