Talk:Catholic Church/Proposed early history

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The Christian religion is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, who lived and preached in the 1st century AD in the province of Judea of the Roman Empire. Catholic doctrine teaches that the contemporary Catholic Church is sole authentic continuation of this early Christian community established by Jesus.[1][2]

Apostolic era and papacy

The New Testament, in particular the Gospels, records Jesus' activities and teaching, his appointment of the twelve Apostles and his Great Commission of the Apostles, instructing them to continue his work.[3][4] The book Acts of Apostles, tells of the founding of the Christian church and the spread of its message to the Roman empire,[5] The Catholic Church teaches that its public ministry began on Pentecost, occurring fifty days following the date Christ is believed to have resurrected.[6] At Pentecost, the Apostles are believed to have received the Holy Spirit, preparing them for their mission in leading the church.[7][8] The church teaches that the college of bishops, led by the Bishop of Rome are the successors to the Apostles.[9]

In the account of the Confession of Peter found in the Gospel of Matthew, Christ designates Peter as the "rock" upon which Christ's church will be built.[10][11] The Church considers the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, to be the successor to Saint Peter.[12] Based upon-extra biblical accounts of Peter's ministry and martyrdom in Rome, some scholars state Peter was the first Bishop of Rome.[13][note 1] Other scholars, though, question whether there was formal leadership among early Roman Christians, and thus whether there is a formal link between Peter and the modern Papacy.[14][note 2] Catholic apologists respond to such claims stating that a successor to Peter's personal ministry could have become a formal Bishop of Rome at a later date.[17]|}}

Historical response
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References
  1. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd ed.). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2019. Paragraph 811.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Catholic News Service was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Kreeft, p. 980.
  4. ^ Bokenkotter, p. 30.
  5. ^ Burkett 2003, p. 263.
  6. ^ Barry, p. 46.
  7. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd ed.). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2019. Paragraph 1076. The Church was made manifest to the world on the day of Pentecost by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit...
  8. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Holy Ghost" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
    "He [the Holy Spirit] is essentially the Spirit of truth (John 14:16-17; 15:26), Whose office it is to ...to teach the Apostles the full meaning of it [of the truth] (John 14:26; 16:13). With these Apostles He will abide for ever (John 14:16). Having descended on them at Pentecost, He will guide them in their work (Acts 8:29)...
  9. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd ed.). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2019. Paragraphs 880, 883.
  10. ^ Christian Bible, Matthew 16:13–20
  11. ^ {{Cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/453832/Saint-Peter-the-Apostle/5630/Incidents-important-in-interpretations-of-Peter%7Ctitle=Saint Peter the Apostle: Incidents important in interpretations of Peter|work=Encyclopaedia Britannica|accessdate=8 November 2014
  12. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd ed.). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2019. Paragraphs 880–881.
  13. ^ a b Joyce, George (1913). "The Pope" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  14. ^ Cullmann, Oscar (1962), Peter:Disciple, Apostle, Martyr (2 ed.), Westminster Press p. 234
  15. ^ Bart D. Ehrman. "Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend." Oxford University Press, USA. 2006. ISBN 0-19-530013-0. pp. 80-84 83
  16. ^ Chadwick, Henry (1993), The Early Church, Penguin Books p. 18
  17. ^ "Was Peter in Rome?". Catholic Answers. August 10, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
Notes
  1. ^ Joyce, George (1913). "The Pope" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
    Regarding Peter as the first Bishop of Rome, "It is not, however, difficult to show that the fact of his [Peter's] bishopric is so well attested as to be historically certain. In considering this point, it will be well to begin with the third century, when references to it become frequent, and work backwards from this point. In the middle of the third century St. Cyprian expressly terms the Roman See the Chair of St. Peter, saying that Cornelius has succeeded to "the place of Fabian which is the place of Peter" (Ep 55:8; cf. 59:14). Firmilian of Caesarea notices that Stephen claimed to decide the controversy regarding rebaptism on the ground that he held the succession from Peter (Cyprian, Ep. 75:17). He does not deny the claim: yet certainly, had he been able, he would have done so. Thus in 250 the Roman episcopate of Peter was admitted by those best able to know the truth, not merely at Rome but in the churches of Africa and of Asia Minor. In the first quarter of the century (about 220) Tertullian (De Pud. 21) mentions Callistus's claim that Peter's power to forgive sins had descended in a special manner to him. Had the Roman Church been merely founded by Peter and not reckoned him as its first bishop, there could have been no ground for such a contention. Tertullian, like Firmilian, had every motive to deny the claim. Moreover, he had himself resided at Rome, and would have been well aware if the idea of a Roman episcopate of Peter had been, as is contended by its opponents, a novelty dating from the first years of the third century, supplanting the older tradition according to which Peter and Paul were co-founders, and Linus first bishop. About the same period, Hippolytus (for Lightfoot is surely right in holding him to be the author of the first part of the "Liberian Catalogue" — "Clement of Rome", 1:259) reckons Peter in the list of Roman bishops...."[13]
  2. ^ According to several historians, including Bart D. Ehrman, ["?]Peter was never a bishop, or leader, in Rome, and there were no formal leaders in Rome to succeed to that title, or claim it, for a century."[15][16]
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