Donation Of Constantine
Definition
The claim that the bishop of Rome, as successor of St Peter, is the supreme head, legislator and judge of the Universal Church and the sole bishop of all Christendom; the course distinguishes this from the primitive ‘primacy of honour’ accorded to Rome.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Papal Supremacy Primacy Of Jurisdiction
Biblical References
- Matthew 16:19 (cited as Matt 16.19) — I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.” Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees ca
- John 15:26 (cited as Jn 15.26) — When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me, “I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. He takes away every branch tha