MR 5.A Analysis on the Ascension

The early Church was a monarchial papacy instituted by Jesus Christ in Mathew 16:18-19, but he did not institute the corrupt human side of the early Church. Jesus did not intend for the pope to have absolute, worldly power, but to the contrary, he intended a leadership based on his authority, the King of Kings. This is very similar to a monarchy, where one individual has power to guide their subjects. Unlike a monarchy, the pope does not have absolute power, but rather he is a shepherd, guiding his flock to the glory and love of God, the same way Jesus led all of his followers to God. Occasionally, power did get to a pope's head because they are human, turning him corrupt and into a leader with absolute power, not a guide, which is one of the consequences of having a singular conduit of power.

This is an analysis because we aren't restateing what the author of the article wrote. On the contrary, we are adding to what he has stated about Jesus instituting a monarchial papacy. We have stated and analyzed in depth of why Jesus made the type of papacy he did. We also analyzed why a singular conduit of God's power is not the best idea for a human run institution.