Primacy of the Roman Pontiff — The primacy of the Roman Pontiff is the apostolic authority of the Pope (Bishop of Rome), from the Holy See, over the several churches that comprise the Catholic Church in the Latin and Eastern Rites. It is also termed papal primacy , [http://www … Wikipedia
Primacy of Simon Peter — A number of Christian denominations and scholars hold that Simon Peter was the most prominent of the apostles, favored by Jesus of Nazareth with the first place of honor and authority. [ The Canon Debate , McDonald Sanders editors, 2002, chapter… … Wikipedia
Papal infallibility — is the dogma in Catholic theology that, by action of the Holy Spirit, the Pope is preserved from even the possibility of error [ infallibility means more than exemption from actual error; it means exemption from the possibility of error, P. J.… … Wikipedia
Papal Constitutions — Papal Constitutions † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Papal Constitutions (Latin constituere, to establish, to decree.) Papal Constitutions are ordinations issued by the Roman pontiffs and binding those for whom they are issued, whether… … Catholic encyclopedia
Papal supremacy — Referring to the doctrine of papal supremacy the Catechism of the Catholic Church notes in paragraph 882, “the Roman Pontiff, by reason of his office as Vicar of Christ, and as pastor of the entire Church has full, supreme, and universal power… … Wikipedia
Papal States — States of the Church Stati della Chiesa Status Pontificius ← ← … Wikipedia
Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope — ▪ work by Melanchthon also called Appendix On The Papacy, one of the confessional writings of Lutheranism, prepared in 1537 by Philipp Melanchthon (Melanchthon, Philipp), the German Reformer. The Protestant political leaders who were… … Universalium
Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… … Universalium
Petrine doctrine — The Petrine Doctrine is based upon Catholic tradition, which proclaims the legitimacy and supremacy of the Pope over all other bishops of the Catholic Church. This Doctrine is founded upon the book of Matthew in the Bible. Matthew 16: 18 19… … Wikipedia
History of the Papacy — The History of the Papacy is the history of both the spiritual role and the temporal role over a timespan of almost 2,000 years from the arrival of Peter in Rome to the present day. The office of the Pope is called the Papacy. In addition to his… … Wikipedia
