Thursday, April 14, 2016

Baltimore Catechism Day 74: the Pope

 
 
 

Did Christ give special power in His Church to any one of the apostles? Christ gave special power in His Church to Saint Peter by making him the head of the apostles and the chief teacher and ruler of the entire Church.

But Peter, standing up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke out to them. (Acts 2:14)

Did Christ intend that the special power of chief teacher and ruler of the entire Church should be exercised by Saint Peter alone? Christ did not intend that the special power of chief teacher and ruler of the entire Church should be exercised by Saint Peter alone, but intended that this power should be passed down to his successor, the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, who is the Vicar of Christ on earth and the visible head of the Church.


Further reading: CCC 880-887

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