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Petrine Ministry

37 claims
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37 claims in this doctrine
Petrine Ministry
Peter was the first bishop of Rome and the head of the apostolic college
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Petrine Ministry
The council fathers acclaimed: Peter has spoken through Leo
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Petrine Ministry
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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Petrine Ministry
Every church must agree with the Roman Church on account of its preeminent authority and the apostolic tradition preserved there
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Petrine Ministry
The Church’s authority includes binding and loosing on earth — what she binds is bound in heaven
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Petrine Ministry
The faith confessed by Peter persists in his successors, the bishops of Rome
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Petrine Ministry
The church of Rome intervenes in the affairs of the church at Corinth
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Petrine Ministry
The apostles founded the Church at Rome and committed the episcopate to Linus their successor
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Petrine Ministry
Was the Great Schism of 1054 primarily about politics and culture, or about Rome's claim to universal jurisdiction?
The immediate cause was Cardinal Humbert's bull on the altar of Hagia Sophia excommunicating the Patriarch of Constantinople. The theological core was…
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Petrine Ministry
Did the early Church recognise the Bishop of Rome as holding a unique authority among all bishops?
Even bishops who disputed specific Roman decisions acknowledged Rome's claim to Petrine authority. The hostile witnesses confirm what the friendly ones assert.
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Patristic Texts Addressing Petrine Ministry

These texts from the Fideograph library contain annotated passages directly bearing on this doctrine. Each passage is tagged so you can filter to the relevant chapters immediately.

c. AD 96 Intermediate
Clement of Rome
The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
The earliest post-apostolic document asserting Roman pastoral authority — c. AD 96. 12 key chapters with annotations.
12 chapters on Petrine Ministry
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c. AD 107 Intermediate
Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch — Letter to the Smyrnaeans
Contains the first use of Catholic Church in Christian literature, the clearest early statement on the Real Presence, and the most concentrated early treatment of episcopal authority — written en route to martyrdom, c. AD 107.
1 chapter on Petrine Ministry
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