S. Peter, Bishop of Rome: Or, the Roman Episcopate of the Prince of the Apostles (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Thomas Livius

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ISBN 10: 1331496772 ISBN 13: 9781331496779

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from S. Peter, Bishop of Rome: Or, the Roman Episcopate of the Prince of the Apostles

Nevertheless, the Catholic tradition that S. Peter was Bishop of Rome is of importance not only from an historical point of view, but also in the province of dogma within the Church, and of controversy with those outside its pale. For, as held by Catholics, in correlation with the succession of the Roman Pontiffs, it is in its theological aspect a great fact intimately bound up with what is of revealed faith viz., the permanent institution by our Lord Jesus Christ of the Primacy in His Church. It forms, indeed, the actual verification in all time of that wondrous promise recorded in the Gospels which our Divine Lord made to S. Peter: Thou art Peter: and upon this rock I will build My Church. 9 Whilst, as regards controversy, it is a matter of vital moment to Protestants; and one which they have ever most strenuously assailed, driven thereto by the very necessity of their position as opponents of the Catholic Faith. Hence, in spite of my general aim, I have found it impossible to avoid treating the subject to a large extent apologetically, and in its theological aspect.

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Excerpt from S. Peter, Bishop of Rome: Or, the Roman Episcopate of the Prince of the Apostles My Lord Cardinal, It is to me a subject of very grateful satisfaction that I am allowed to dedicate this volume on S. Peter's Roman Episcopate to your Eminence, not only on account of your exalted dignity, which, by associating you with the Sovereign Pontiff in the Sacred College, brings nigh to us, in your person, the supreme pastorate of our Holy Father Leo the Thirteenth; but also, and especially, because it is mainly through your life-long work and influence that the mind and heart of England - if not yet drawn into sympathy with the Catholic Church and the Chair of Peter - have at least been led to kindlier sentiments in that direction, and to lay aside much of old-standing prejudice and antipathy towards the ancient Faith. It must be most consoling to your Eminence, at your venerable age, to feel that, after so many long past years of combat and misunderstanding, you have succeeded in winning for yourself not alone the esteem and confidence, but also, I may say, the affection, perhaps more than any living man, of your countrymen at large. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331496772
• ISBN 13: 9781331496779
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 594