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It comes to mind that I've seen the letter before. But thank you for going to the time & effort to provide a link.

He apparently wishes all to "accept the authority of the papacy". Yet as to what that may mean more precisely ---

Where does that authority end? By what is it restrained?

If one has to rely upon the goodness of their hearts --- the world has been there and done that.

Rome had it's go at it...and like Peter, like any man, did find himself to not be beyond some commission of error. Even quite grievous ones, for any "Pauls" that stood (at certain junctures) could be treated quite horribly -- or just out-voted by majority of Roman Curia college, leaving error if but for providing room for ongoing problems to continue to flourish or fester.

Would we expect much else from "man"? Even man who has some depth of consciousness, of God?

We are not Him, and He is not us.

"There is none good but the Father in Heaven" [signed] Jesus Christ.