Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-27


ism, was Peter and his successors. When Christ
Commissioned the apostolate at large to teach,
he instituted an Office, and he addressed them
as the incumbents of the Office. Likewise
when be babe Peter to feed his flock, when he
gave to him the keys, he instituted an office,
that Of the headship of the church, and Peter
I was to have his successors IN this special
office. asgweA as the apostles had their sue
.cessors in their collective ministry as teach
E'efs. Gods laws, once established, remain.
/ He built His church to be one; heirarchical
unity was her law. He built her as king
|dOm, as fold, and one special apostle was
lchosen to be the bond of unity among all, the
chief ruler, chief shepherd. So long then as
the church shall exist and retain her oneness,
she shall have. the same bond of unity, one
apostle chosen above his fellows to be prince
consequently enduring feature of the church,
Ethe condition or power and beauty. The diff
kculties to maintain unity would increase with
thine, as the dispersion OF the faithful became
kwider, and the, church sheltered under her
tabernacle Kingdoms and empires separated
one from the other by political interests and
natural divergences. The principle of unity
would be only the more necessary in post
apostolic times. 1s..gS-
church; from him she was to derive that power
of endurance which makes her invinclble over
all foes. !" Thou art Rock, and on this Rock
II will build my church, and the gates Of hell
Shall not prevail against her, So long as the
church lasts she shall rest on her foundation
stone-Peter; she shall derive her strength
from the same source-Peter. Simon, son of
John, dies and passes away-Cephas lives.
THE; FATHERS PROVE THE SUPREMACY OF
|Qsi .s-ss.if rzfE;5 - ROME.
e. That Eephas remained as the principle of
unity, that Peter has his successors in the
bishops Of Rome, the ancient church in words
and acts proves most abundantlys To the
FssU ndivided Church" before the rise of Greek
or Anglican schisms, Anglicans constantly
appeal as possessing the correct traditions,
constituting beyond doubt the Holy Catholic
church. The appeal we are most willing to
|.allow. The writings Of her doctors, the acts
of her councils, the DEGREES OF her pontiffs
prove our proposition. We can quote but q
few leading declarations of the Fathers, a
few Of the principal facts in her history bear.
ling upon the question of the supremacy of
the. bishops of Rome, in virtue OF their sue.
cess,ou to the see of Peter. sslyith the Church
lof Rome, says ST. Ireneus, it is o matter OF
necessity that every church, should agree on
account of its pre. eminent authority, re. the
faithful everywhere iDasmuch as the Apostolic
tradition has been preserved continuously by
those who exist eyerywhere.n Teriullian, while
protesting against the condemnation OF the
hereto Montauus by the bishop of Rome,
bears testimony that the latter was called the
sssupreme pontiff, the bishop of bishops, g
"Cornelius," says st. Egyptian, was made
bishop Of Rome, when the place of iPsters and
the rank of the Apostolic chair, was yaeant.p
/ He calls the see Of Rome stAe chair Of Peter;
/ OF the Catholic church" MTo the head, that
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