Papal Primacy
Does Peter's chair in Rome hold authority over the whole Church?
Papal primacy is the claim that the bishop of Rome holds a primacy of authority over the universal Church, appealing to Matthew 16:18 and early witnesses like Clement of Rome and Leo the Great. It remains a chief church-dividing issue: Catholics affirm universal jurisdiction, the Orthodox accept a primacy of honor but reject universal jurisdiction, and Protestants reject the office itself.
How it traveled
- The Treatises of Cyprian.Carthage · 258explains
- The Church History of EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- The Second Ecumenical Council: The First Council of ConstantinopleConstantinople (Istanbul) · 381challenges
- The Letters of St. JeromeBethlehem · 420explains
- The Third Ecumenical Council: The Council of EphesusEphesus · 431explains
- The Ecclesiastical History of SozomenConstantinople (Istanbul) · 450explains
- The Fourth Ecumenical Council. The Council of ChalcedonChalcedon · 451explains
- The Letters and Sermons of Leo the GreatRome · 461explains
- The Fifth Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of ConstantinopleConstantinople (Istanbul) · 553explains
- The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the GreatRome · 604explains
- Selected Epistles of Gregory the GreatRome · 604explains
- The Canons of the Synods of Sardica, Carthage, Constantinople, and Carthage Under St. Cyprian, Which Canons Were Received by the Council in Trullo and Ratified by II. NiceConstantinople (Istanbul) · 692explains
- Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic ChurchGeneva · 1564applies
- A History of the Work of RedemptionNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
Key passages(20)
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the Great · Gregory the Great
The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the Great · Gregory the Great