I would say that historically the RC and EO relate authority to status and position. The LC follows in this pattern. The Reformation was really not about justification by faith per se. There was bigger issue behind it i.e. by what authority is Luther and the other Reformers teaching this? What is their basis for legitimization if it conflicts with the established "spiritual" authority in "the church". The basis was clarified at Worms: the Scriptures and the conscience.
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