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The Gift of Authority: Authority in the Church IIIAnglican-Roman Catholic International Commission IIAuthorityPrimacyReception"A scriptural image is the key to this statement. In chapter one of his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes of God's "Yes" to humanity and our answering "Amen" to God, both given in Jesus Christ (cf. 2 Cor 1:19-20). God's gift of authority to his Church is at the service of God's "Yes" to his people and their "Amen". Authority is about how the Church teaches, acts and reaches doctrinal decisions in faithfulness to the Gospel, so real agreement about authority cannot be theoretical. If this statement is to contribute to the reconciliation of the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church and is accepted, it will require a response in life and in deed."Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission1998-09-03Texttext/htmlapplication/pdfhttps://iarccum.org/doc/15ARCIC-II 421/99https://iarccum.org/doc/15enesfritptOCLC 173509334OCLC 964370512ARCIC-II : Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission II : Dialogue reports & agreed statementshttps://iarccum.org/doc/576https://iarccum.org/doc/577© 1998, Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission