Apostolic succession, the power of excommunication, the dealing out of forgiveness for men's sins, the determination of true doctrine, insofar as the Church claims these powers, it is usurping an authority that is not its own.
Laski argues that the Church's claims to powers like excommunication are illegitimate usurpations of authority.
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