But in order to keep the Gospel forever whole and alive within the Church, the Apostles left bishops as their successors, "handing over" to them "the authority to teach in their own place."(3) This sacred tradition, therefore, and Sacred Scripture of both the Old and New Testaments are like a mirror in which the pilgrim Church on earth looks at God, from whom she has received everything, until she is brought finally to see Him as He is, face to face (see 1 John 3:2).
Hivyo basi, Mapokeo hayo Matakatifu pamoja na Maandiko Matakatifu ya Maagano yote mawili ni kama kioo ambacho, kwa njia yake, Kanisa linalohiji hapa duniani humtazama Mungu, ambaye kutoka kwake hupewa yote mpaka litakapomwona uso kwa uso kama alivyo (taz. 1Yoh 3:2). Mapokeo Matakatifu