Analyze the following passage from Haec Sancta Synodus (1415) to answer the question below:This holy synod of Constance ... declares that being lawfully assembled in the Holy Spirit, constituting a general council and representing the Catholic Church Militant, it has its power directly from Christ, and that all persons of whatever rank or dignity, even a Pope, are bound to obey it in matters relating to faith and the end of the Schism and the general reformation of the church of God in head and members.Identify the statement that best reflects the argument that the Synod of 1415 uses to establish its authority.

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