Sylvester I St. Marcus St. Damasus I Opposed by Ursicinus, antipope St. Siricius St. Anastasius I St. Innocent I St. Zosimus St. Boniface I Opposed by Eulalius, antipope St. Celestine I St. Sixtus III St. Leo I the Great St.
Hilarius St. Simplicius St. Symmachus Opposed by Laurentius, antipope St. Hormisdas St. John I St. Boniface IV St. It must be remembered that St.
Peter was a sinner like the rest of us Luke , Likewise Nathan's condemnation of King David in 2 Sam. Finally, if St. Paul did not recognize St. Peter's teaching authority, then why did he spend fifteen days with Peter Cephas during his early ministry Gal. There are examples of Peter exercising his leadership in the Acts of the Apostles ; ; ; however, the best witness to Apostolic Succession and the Papacy can be found in the early Christian writings. An early witness to papal authority is the Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians.
This letter was written 96 A. Clement not only interferes with this church, but also apologizes for not acting sooner. In A. The blessed apostles, then having founded and built the Church in Rome , committed into the hands of Linus the office of the episcopate To him succeeded Anacletus; and after him, in the third place from the apostles, Clement was allotted the bishopric In the time of this Clement, no small dissension having occurred among the brethern at Corinth, the Church in Rome despatched a most powerful letter to the Corinthians To this Clement there succeeded Evaristus.
Alexander followed Evaristus; then Sixtus the list continues In this order, and by this succession, the ecclesiastical tradition from the apostles, and the preaching of the turth, have come down to us.
Eusebius also cites 1 Peter as proof that St. Peter was in Rome, a. Babylon II, Peter's primacy is evident from the Bible; his name is always first in the lists of the Apostles Matt.
Apostolic Succession was a fact of life in the early Church, as witnessed by the early Christian writings. The primacy of the present Pope is based on faith in Christ's promise, that His Church built on Peter will not be overcome by the power of death Matt.
At the bottom of the ranking comes Urban VII September who reigned for only 13 days and died before coronation. John Paul I 26 August — 28 September only reigned for 33 calendar days. He died three days after his election and was never consecrated into the office of Pope as such. Some lists still include his name. The Vatican sanctioned his addition to the list of popes in the sixteenth century, however he was removed in He is no longer considered a pope by the Catholic Church.
Clement X 29 April - 22 July is the oldest elected Pope. He started his Pontificate at the age of Benedict XVI has been elected at the age of He is the 7th oldest Pope at the time of election.
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