Doctrine Category

The Priesthood

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Doctrine All Ecclesiology Eschatology Mariology Petrine Ministry Scripture & Tradition The Eucharist The Priesthood The Sacraments
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Ecclesiology
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.
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Patristic Texts Addressing The Priesthood

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.

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