How much influence

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We, the people, are the Church. Along with our ordained brothers and sisters.
But, how much influence do we, as average parish people, have on the Church that has had so much influence on who we are as Catholics?
We all are here to praise and give glory to God through all that we say and do. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
 
The sensus fidei and the magisterium

a) The magisterium listens to the sensus fidelium
  1. In matters of faith the baptised cannot be passive. They have received the Spirit and are endowed as members of the body of the Lord with gifts and charisms ‘for the renewal and building up of the Church’,[89] so the magisterium has to be attentive to the sensus fidelium , the living voice of the people of God. Not only do they have the right to be heard, but their reaction to what is proposed as belonging to the faith of the Apostles must be taken very seriously, because it is by the Church as a whole that the apostolic faith is borne in the power of the Spirit. The magisterium does not have sole responsibility for it. The magisterium should therefore refer to the sense of faith of the Church as a whole. The sensus fidelium can be an important factor in the development of doctrine, and it follows that the magisterium needs means by which to consult the faithful.
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http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/c...ocuments/rc_cti_20140610_sensus-fidei_en.html
 
I think a most outstanding demonstration of the power of the sensus fidei, was the beatification of Pope St John Paul II. That was driven by people.
 
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