The Pope, a.k.a Papa, Vicar of Christ, Vicar of Peter, Holy Father, Bishop of Rome, Servant of the servants of God, Supreme Pastor, His Holiness, The Rock, Supreme Pontiff, Father of Kings, Governor of the World, Successor of St. Peter, Shepherd of the Universal Church, etc. Which ones did I miss?
Apostolic Succesion
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The actual full title of this book is “The Origins of the Church, The Apostles and Their Co-Workers.” It was actually a fairly light read compared to most Benedict XVI books that I’ve read. Very profound, but not as academic. Which was nice for the average fella’ like me. It gives you all the good [...]
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The first part of this article tried to put denominational Christianity into proper perspective and suggested, above all, that Jesus created one, organized, visible, authoritative Church. I also suggested that when we put aside our own cultural predispositions to denominational Christianity, that the one Church that Jesus founded seems to look like the Catholic Church [...]