07. The Supreme Authoritative Office of the Universal Church

In this episode, I seek to dive into the Scriptures regarding the theological concept that Christ ordained St Peter the Apostle to be the first Pope of His Universal Church. I then assess this development in Church History and the dogmatic Roman Catholic statements about the Papacy as they exist today. Finally, I conclude by looking at how all this relates to a Reformed Catholic Tradition and what we are to do with the Bishop of Rome, as well as the Archbishop of Canterbury, today. Please feel free to leave any questions you have in the comments bellow, or any theological topics you would like to see discussed in the future! God bless! References: Holy Scripture: Isa. 22:15-24; St Matt. 16:13-19; St Jn 21:15-19; Acts 1:12-26; Gal 2:1-10; 1 Tim 4:12-16; Heb. 13:7. Names & Dates: St Ignatius of Antioch (unknown-108 A.D.); Quote from St Ignatius of Antioch’s Letter to the Smyrnaeans (written later in his life); St Irenaeus of Lyola (130-202 A.D.); Quote from St Irenaeus of Lyola’s book, Against Heresies, Book III, Ch. 3, Section 2 (written 189A.D.); Pope Boniface VIII (lived: 1230-1303) (pontificate: 1294-1303); Quote from Pope Boniface VIII’s Papal bull, Unam Sanctam (1302); Quote from Requerimiento (1510); Quotes from the First Vatican Council, Chs. 2, 3, & 4; Session 4, Ch. 2 (1869-1870); Catechism of the Catholic Church, papal references CCC 880-892.; Second Lateran Council (1139); The “Babylonian Exile of the Church” refers to the move of the Papacy to Avignon, France (1309-1377); Calvin, Calvin’s Institutes (1536); Luther, On the Jews and Their Lies (1543); Quote from Cranmer’s last speech at St. Mary’s Church in Oxford (1556); Quote from Cranmer’s A Confutation of Unwritten Verities (1547); To Be A Christian: An Anglican Catechism (2020); Quote from Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, Article XXXVII