Few would have anticipated the extraordinary ways in which the last years of the papacy, marked by «strength perfected in weakness,» even more fully confirmed Gorbachev's claim that John Paul II was the highest moral authority on earth. (firstthings.com)
God is still the highest authority on earth (he dwells in his Church, which is the new Temple). (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
We have no Head besides Christ, whose authority on earth is mediated through each and every Orthodox bishop equally as attested to by the entire Body of the Faithful. (firstthings.com)