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To: annalex; Kolokotronis; MarkBsnr; Mr Rogers
The analogy to Aaron and Moses is an important part of the letter and its purpose is to establish the principle of there being an authority over other bishops.

There was no lording of (any) one Apostle over other Apostles. There was no Petrine "juridsiction" over the Church, because Peter was first in Antioch and it was not the center of Christendom then.

As successors to the Apostles, the bishops do not have "jurisdiction" over other bishops except as regards ecclassial structure, which is not divinely delegated, but entirely man-made.

It is true that the sacerdotal heredity in Christendom is spiritual and not biological like in Judaism, but that is also true of the Church replacing the ethnic community of Ancient Israel spiritually and not biologically

It is not necessarily "true," but it is what the Christians communities believe.

138 posted on 11/03/2009 3:23:46 AM PST by kosta50 (Don't look up, the truth is all around you)
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To: kosta50; Kolokotronis; MarkBsnr; Mr Rogers
the bishops do not have "jurisdiction" over other bishops except as regards ecclassial structure

Be it as it may, the letter of Clement does contain that claim implicitly, by referring to the rod of Aaron. It correct actions taken by local authority, condemns it, and insists on correction.

178 posted on 11/03/2009 8:05:09 PM PST by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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