CR
Clement of Rome
c. AD 96
The church of Rome intervenes in the affairs of the church at Corinth
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CR
Clement of Rome
c. AD 96
Clement of Rome intervenes in the Corinthian church to restore deposed elders — the letter is authoritative
affirmed
IL
Irenaeus of Lyon
c. AD 180
The apostles founded the Church at Rome and committed the episcopate to Linus their successor
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IL
Irenaeus of Lyon
c. AD 180
Every church must agree with the Roman Church on account of its preeminent authority and the apostolic tradition preserved there
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TT
Tertullian
c. AD 200
Peter was the first bishop of Rome and the head of the apostolic college
affirmed
⚔ HOSTILE
TT
Tertullian
c. AD 217
The Church's authority includes binding and loosing on earth — what she binds is bound in heaven
affirmed
⚔ HOSTILE
CN
Council of Nicaea
AD 325
The bishop of Alexandria exercises regional authority parallel to Rome's authority in the West
affirmed
⚔ HOSTILE
JJ
Jerome
c. AD 384
Jerome appeals to the chair of Peter in Rome as the doctrinal authority for settling disputes
affirmed
PI
Pope Innocent I
AD 416
Nothing done in remote provinces should be regarded as finally settled unless it has come to the notice of this See
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PI
Pope Innocent I
AD 416
Pope Innocent I teaches that all major causes of the Church must be referred to the Roman see
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PI
Pope Leo I
c. AD 444
Leo I teaches that Peter lives on in his successors and continues to exercise his primacy through them
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PI
Pope Leo I
c. AD 445
The faith confessed by Peter persists in his successors, the bishops of Rome
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CC
Council of Chalcedon
AD 451
The bishop of Rome cannot summon a universal council alone — imperial authority was required for all four great councils
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⚔ HOSTILE
PI
Pope Leo I
AD 451
The council fathers acclaimed: Peter has spoken through Leo
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PI
Pope Gelasius I
c. AD 494
Gelasius I asserts that spiritual and temporal authority are distinct — priests bear greater weight because they answer for kings
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GG
Gregory the Great
c. AD 590
Gregory the Great teaches that the pope is servant of all, not lord — and rebuke is required when rulers sin
affirmed
GG
Gregory the Great
c. AD 595
Pope Gregory the Great refuses the title Universal Bishop as the precursor of Antichrist
affirmed
⚔ HOSTILE