Protestant churches generally agree that the principle of authority should be the Scriptures rather than the institutional church or the Pope. from W. l.

新教教堂一般认为经文应该是权威法则而不是惯例的教堂或教皇。

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The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano defended the pope in an unprecedented rebuke to the Times.

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According to the Vatican's semi-official newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, the Pope took the decision to resign after his trip to Mexico and Cuba in 2012.

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L'Osservatore Romano's outright backing came two days after the Pope, in his Christmas message, urged Italians to reflect on "a hierarchy of values when making the most important of choices".

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