 Yet even if Revelation is already complete, it has not been made completely explicit; it remains for Christian faith gradually to grasp its full significance over the course of the centuries.67 Throughout the ages, there have been so-called "private" revelations, some of which have been recognized by the authority of the Church.They do not belong, however, to the deposit of faith.It is not their role to improve or complete Christ's definitive Revelation, but to help live more fully by it in a certain period of history.