To: adiaireton8
I have read them but cannot see anything having to do with the primacy of the Church of Rome or any office for a Pope. Those omissions were an eye-opener.
To: Uncle Chip
I have read them but cannot see anything having to do with the primacy of the Church of Rome or any office for a Pope. Those omissions were an eye-opener. Read Stephen Ray's book _Upon This Rock_.
-A8
81 posted on
10/21/2006 2:10:23 PM PDT by
adiaireton8
("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
To: Uncle Chip
I have read them but cannot see anything having to do with the primacy of the Church of Rome or any office for a Pope. Those omissions were an eye-opener. Here's a sample from St. Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons (written about 180 AD).
"For it is a matter of necessity that every Church should agree with this Church [the church at Rome], on account of its preeminent authority"
-A8
89 posted on
10/21/2006 3:06:14 PM PDT by
adiaireton8
("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
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