Papal Primacy

[John Charmley]

forum Wrote:Dear Kirk,

Many thanks. It doesn't 'smell' right, so to say. Many of these Catholic claims that the ancient Church recognised the primacy of the bishop of Rome seem to involve interpreting texts in a way contemporaries would not have recognised.

I'm very grateful to you for taking this further. My friend is, I am sure, entirely genuine in believing what he has been told by others, but I have this habit of wanting to check up on things - must be the historian in me.

Many thanks,

John

Kirk, this is another one which has ended up under Peter's rather than my name!

John