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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts) Mon Apr 2, 2018, 09:09 PM Apr 2018

With Pope Francis the Western Church ends and the Universal Church begins

The Papacy of Francis, Bishop of Rome and Pope of the Universal Church is now five years old. Many detailed and brilliant accounts have been made about this new spring that has emerged in the Church. For my part, I will emphasize only a few points that are of interest to our reality.

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With Pope Francis the Western Church ends and the Universal Church begins (Original Post) egbertowillies Apr 2018 OP

One holy, catholic and apostolic church Mme. Defarge Apr 2018 #1

Mme. Defarge

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1. One holy, catholic and apostolic church

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Tue Apr 3, 2018, 12:03 AM

Apr 2018

with a lower case “c” in catholic/universal is the Christian creed.

In the Eastern Christian tradition the Pope, or Bishop of Rome, was always considered to be the first among equals, but never the head of the Church. The Eastern Church’s position is that he would be restored to that status were the two Churches to reunite.

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