# Magisterium ## Catechism of the Catholic Church The living, teaching office of the Church, whose task it is to give as authentic interpretation of the word of God, whether in its written form (Sacred Scripture), or in the form of Tradition. The Magisterium ensures the Church's fidelity to the teaching of the Apostles in matters of faith and morals ([[1.1.2.2.pm|ccc-85]], [[1.2.3.9.p2a|ccc-890]], [[3.1.3.3.p74|ccc-2033]]). --- ## Vatican II - magisterium (teaching office) — "authentically interpreting the word of God... entrusted exclusively to the living teaching office of the Church" — [[dei-verbum#^dv-10|DV ¶10]] ## Carmelite Charism ### Formation and study - Typology of papal documents (constitutions, encyclicals, exhortations, letters, bulls, motu proprio…) taught at [[fo1-church-documents|Church Documents — OCDS Ongoing Formation I]]