I am not a theologist, but I believe the Catholic Church does not affirm that their doctrine is the direct word of God. It is the summary of the study of ancien

I am not a theologist, but I believe the Catholic Church does not affirm that their doctrine is the direct word of God. It is the summary of the study of ancient written word that told stories about key religious persons and events that themselves affirmed things about God. The doctrine is open to review. What they are conservative about is implying their predecessors had wrong views. But all that is just the facade, in practice they are not keen to losing power and prestige, which Pope Francis precisely calls them out for.