User:CanonLawJunkie/Supreme authority of the Catholic Church

In Catholic ecclesiology and canon law, the supreme authority of the church (Latin: auctoritas suprema ecclesiae) is the highest authority of the Catholic Church on earth. The pope, as well as the College of Bishops in communion with its head (the pope), are the subjects of this supreme authority.

Supreme Pontiff
The pope has supreme authority in the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church teaches that papal primacy is part of the divine positive law as willed by Christ, and that the pope personally succeeds St. Peter.