“Most Roman Catholics think of the papacy as something which was established by Jesus Christ Himself. They innocently believe, as they have been taught by their Church since childhood, that they papacy was simply handed intact to St. Peter by Christ in the earliest days of the Christian era. Of course, to the serious student of religion this claim is without the slightest foundation in either history or Scripture, and all but the most biased narratives of Roman claims must include within their pages certain factual accounts regarding the origin and subsequent growth of the papacy which will most certainly prove any supposition to be patently false.” —“Introduction”
CONTENTS
Preface—Dedication THE MYTH OF PAPAL INFALLIBILITY (AN HISTORICAL JOURNEY): A Sourcebook for People in the Church Introduction Earliest Evidence: Peter as Rock? Was Peter the Rock: The Foundation of the Church? Peter and Paul: the Dichotomy The Office of Bishop and the Bishop of Rome The Bishop of Rome: An Overview Documents from the Past: Authentic and Counterfeit The Myth of “Infallibility” emerges The False Documents: “Forged Proof” An Issue: Councils vs. pope alone What are the proofs? Some random thoughts Testimony of the Fathers PART TWO The Epilogue Bishop Strossmayer’s Speech In the Vatican Council of 1870 ADDENDUM ADDENDUM BIBLIOGRAPHY
Item Number: BKK482 Publication Data: Liberty, TN: The St. John of Kronstadt Press, 1990 Format: softcover Number of pages: 112 Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.0 cm × 13.4 cm × 0.6 cm Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations ISBN: 0‒912927‒41‒0
