Long ago Jesus began his earthly ministry and founded the Church. He gave his authority to her and she was told to go and spread the Good News, teaching what Jesus taught her.
In today’s world, there has been rising controversy towards women ordination, married priests, and homosexuality. Even now, many hope for a change in the Church with the coming of the new Pope, while the old one has stepped down. What many do not understand is that the Church cannot ever change. In the Ordinary Magisterium, part of the Church’s Deposit of Faith - its teaching authority on Earth - she may only affirm the teachings given to her by God and can never change or create new doctrine, only reaffirm. Some may point to changes in the Liturgy as signs that the Church has the power to change the way we pray and take part within it, but that never changes the underlying grace behind these words. It changes as culture changes, to help bring us to God in every circumstance - even the Sacraments are just visible signs of grace. The grace behind the signs are what really matters to growing in communion with God. THIS is what the Church can never change. As such, the same teachings given by Christ represent this hidden grace and help us become closer to God in all of our lives.
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