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The Church's Magisterium or Teaching Office (from Latin Magister, teacher) is composed of the Catholic Bishops teaching together with the Pope (as in an Ecumenical Council) or the Pope teaching alone in his role as Supreme Pastor of the Church.

 
St. James of Jerusalem
Angels in the Divine Liturgy of St. James
St. Mark the Evangelist
Angels in the Divine Liturgy of St. Mark

Synod of Rome (c380) Pope St. Damasus
Our salvation not in angels

Council of Toledo (400)
Angels are spirits but do not possess divine nature

Canons Against Origin (543) Pope Vigilius
The Word was not made

Council of Braga (561)
The devil was created good and became evil

Council of Toledo XI (675)
The angels will come when Christ comes

Council of Nicea II (701)
Veneration of images, including of the angels

Fourth Lateran Council (1215)
The angels were created at the beginning

Benedict XII (1334-1342)
The angels and blessed are in heaven with Christ

Pius XI (1925)
The angels are subject to Christ the King

Pius XII (1950)
The angels are personal creatures

Pope John Paul II (1986)
Catechesis on the Holy Angels


 

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