The authority the Church possesses is inherent in the very nature of the Church; for the obligation to a belief in Christianity is the same thing as to a belief in that Church which can be shown to represent Christ's teaching.
Laski argues that the Church's authority is inherent to its nature and tied to the belief in Christianity.
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