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To: the_reader_david
St. Cyprian, for instance, wrote about the "chair of Peter" in defense of his own episcopate in Carthage against a rebel named Felicissimus. His later writing support this interpretation, rather than that given by the Latins as applying the "chair of Peter" only to the Popes of Rome.

Could you provide me with sources for the later writings of St. Cyprian? I can only find writings of St. Cyprian that straight out support "The Chair of Peter" -

St Cyprian writes, A.D. 251, of certain heretics: "After all this, and having had a false bishop set up for them by heretics, they dare to set sail, and to carry letters from schismatic and profane persons to the Chair of Peter and the primatial Church, whence sacerdotal unity had its rise; nor do they consider that those are the Romans whose faith was celebrated by the praise of the apostle [cf. Rom. i, 81, to whom unfaith cannot have access." -- Ep. lix, 14.

"Christ founded a single Chair, thus establishing His own authority the source and hallmark of the unity of the Church. If a man does not hold fast to this one-ness of Peter, does he imagine that he still holds the faith? If he deserts the Chair of Peter, upon which the Church was built, does he still believe he is in the Church? It is an error to believe that a man is in the Church if he abandons the See of Peter which is the foundation of the Church." - from his writing: Unity of the Catholic Church.

At your leisure, I would really appreciate it if you could point me to the writings you refer to as I like to have a full understanding of the Truth. Thanks in advance.

31,017 posted on 02/28/2002 12:03:20 PM PST by american colleen
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To: the_reader_david
Hi Reader David,

I wondered had you got my post #31017 where I asked about the writings of St. Cyprian that you referred to in an earlier post of yours? I have tried and failed to find where he wrote what you said he wrote. I don't disbelieve you, I'd just appreciate it if you could direct me to material written by St. Cyprian where he refuted the "Chair of Peter."

TIA

31,480 posted on 03/03/2002 6:24:32 PM PST by american colleen
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