The Author presents the third element of the full communion with the Church - ecclesiastical governance - namely the obligation of the faithful to remain in obedience to the Roman Pontiff and the bishops in communion with him. First, the definition of obedience, its theological and legal foundations and subject (recipient) of obedience were explained in the article. The Author, with regard to its subject, specified the following kinds of obedience: 1) all the faithful, 2) clerical persons, and 3) consecrated religious. With regard to the scope of obedience, it is required of: 1) absolute (that is bound with authentic and definitive teaching on faith and morality), 2) religious (that is bound with authentic but not definitive teaching), and 3) canonical (that is bound with maintaining ecclesiastical discipline).