"For the first time in history, the senior leaders of the Anglican Communion held their Primates’ Meeting in Rome.
This is the most important assembly in the Anglican Church and is attended by the archbishops and presiding bishops from throughout the world to discuss and vote on important business. The top leaders also made time to visit Pope Francis in the Vatican, where the Pope called for greater cooperation between the two religions.
Pope Francis also declared His primacy over all of Christianity during His meetings with the Anglicans, reminding them that as “Bishop of Rome,” the Pope is fulfilling His “Petrine Ministry.”
Pope Francis also declared His primacy over all of Christianity during His meetings with the Anglicans, reminding them that as “Bishop of Rome,” the Pope is fulfilling His “Petrine Ministry.”
---This is the Catholic doctrine in which the Pope claims to be the true successor of Peter and is considered to have supreme and universal jurisdiction over all of Christianity.
On May 2, 2024, the Vatican Press Office published the following words spoken by Pope Francis during his meeting with top Anglican clergy:
• “The Lord calls each of us to be a builder of unity and, even if we.jpg)
are not yet one, our imperfect communion must not prevent us from walking together. In fact, relations between Christians … presuppose and from now on call for every possible form of practical cooperation at all levels: pastoral, cultural and social, as well as that of witnessing to the Gospel message. Our differences do not diminish the importance of the things that unite us: they cannot prevent us from recognizing one another as brothers and sisters in Christ by reason of our common baptism. In this regard, I express my gratitude for the work of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission over the past fifty years, which has made great efforts to overcome various obstacles that stand in the way of unity.”
• “Dear Primates of the Anglican Communion, thank you for
choosing to meet this year in the City of the Apostles Peter and Paul. It is a gift for me to feel close to the communities that you represent. I realize that the role of the Bishop of Rome is still a controversial and divisive issue among Christians. Yet, in the splendid phrase of Pope Gregory the Great, who sent Saint Augustine as a missionary to England, the Bishop of Rome is servus servorum Dei, the servant of the servants of God. Again, in the words of John Paul II, “this designation is the best possible safeguard against the risk of separating power, and in particular the primacy, from ministry. Such a separation would contradict the very meaning of power according to the Gospel: ‘I am among you as one who serves’ (Luke 22:27)”.
On May 2, 2024, the Vatican Press Office published the following words spoken by Pope Francis during his meeting with top Anglican clergy:
• “The Lord calls each of us to be a builder of unity and, even if we
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• “Dear Primates of the Anglican Communion, thank you for
For this reason, it is necessary to engage in a patient and fraternal dialogue on this subject, a dialogue in which, leaving useless controversies behind, strives to understand how the Petrine ministry can develops as a service of love for all.”
---On the one hand, Rome tells us not to focus on doctrine but rather on the common ground we share, but on the other hand, Rome is attempting to resurrect the doctrine of Papal supremacy. Pope Francis has just slapped the Christian world in the face by declaring the office of the Papacy supreme over all other churches.
The Pope just affirmed the medieval doctrine of his primacy based
on the Petrine ministry. This is based on the Catholic belief that Jesus Christ conferred a special role of leadership and jurisdiction upon the Apostle Peter, whom Catholics consider the first Bishop of Rome and the first Pope. Catholicism holds that this authority was passed down to Peter’s successors, the bishops of Rome, who are the Popes.
Papal supremacy is the belief that the Pope possesses not only religious authority but also the authority to govern and rule over secular or temporal affairs. This is what Pope Francis just declared on May 2, 2024. Rome wants to regain control over the world and use its position of power to shape society into an image of its own likeness."
---On the one hand, Rome tells us not to focus on doctrine but rather on the common ground we share, but on the other hand, Rome is attempting to resurrect the doctrine of Papal supremacy. Pope Francis has just slapped the Christian world in the face by declaring the office of the Papacy supreme over all other churches.
The Pope just affirmed the medieval doctrine of his primacy based
Papal supremacy is the belief that the Pope possesses not only religious authority but also the authority to govern and rule over secular or temporal affairs. This is what Pope Francis just declared on May 2, 2024. Rome wants to regain control over the world and use its position of power to shape society into an image of its own likeness."
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