ArchivedCalling all Catholics!Aieno Wrote: Aieno, Peter exercised a particular authority recognized by the early Church. Think for example, of the transfiguration, the raising of Jairus' daughter and of Gethsemane. Peter is always first on all the lists of the Apostles (in Mt 10:2 he is even called "first"). Jesus gave him a new name, Kephas, which is translated into Greek (so it was considered significant), to designate the office and position that Simon would have in Christ's Church. These are facts which enable us better to grasp the historical and ecclesiological meaning of Jesus' promise contained in Matthew's text (16:18-19), and the conferral of the pastoral mission described by John (21: 15- 19): the primacy of authority in the apostolic church. Immediately after the ascension, according to Acts, the Apostles came together: in their list Peter is mentioned first (cf. Acts 1:13), It is Peter who speaks with authority: "During those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers" (Acts 1:15). It is not the assembly witch designates him. He acts as one possessing authority. The angel who announced Jesus' resurrection to the women said to them: "But go and tell his disciples and Peter ..." (Mk 16:7). John let Peter enter the tomb first (cf. Jn 20.1-10). To the disciples returning from Emmaus the others said: "The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!" (Lk 24:34). That the risen Christ appeared to Peter first was an early tradition received by the Church and recorded by St Paul: "He appeared to Kephas, then to the Twelve" (1 Cor 15:5). On the day of Pentecost Peter acts as the leader of the witnesses to the resurrection. He is the one to speak on a spontaneous impulse: "Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed ..." (Acts 2:14). Aieno would you like me to continue? no tradition here, just Scripture. What is your Churches interpretation of Matthew 16:18? I have heard so many interpretations of Matthew 16:18 by a number of Protestant denominations that contradict each other. Aieno Wrote: During the history of Christianity, four different ecumenical church councils were held in the city of Constantinople. Which one are you referring to? and what about it? Aieno Wrote: St. Peter was the first head of the Church and St. Paul was a great missionary. Can you prove that St. Paul did not accept St. Peter as a final authority? We are not discussing the transubstantiation, are we? I will address the issue anyway. Martin Luther admitted the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. However, he rejected the doctrine of transubstantiation and taught that the glorified Body of Christ is present in the Eucharist along with the bread and wine (consubstantiation); and he restricted the real presence to the moment of receiving Communion. Other reformers held that the Body of Christ is present only as a sign, that the words of Christ are to be taken in a figurative or symbolic sense, not in their literal meaning. What does your church believe? I have been to a number of Protestant churches for Sunday service, and I havent seen any pastor ever conducting holy communion. "Do this in memory of Me" (Lk. 22:19). The words of Jesus seem plain enough. “This is my body.” This is my blood.” “Unless you eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood, you do not have life in you.” “My flesh is real food, my blood is real drink.” When some of his disciples complained, “This is a hard saying; who can accept it?”, he didn’t explain that he had not been speaking literally in saying he would give his body to eat and his blood to drink. Instead he let them go. As St. John tells us, many left him because they would not accept this teaching. Aieno Wrote: Images are another topic, would you like to go into it? Catholics are not the only ones who pray for the dead. The custom is also a Jewish one, and Catholics traditionally drew upon the Hebrew Bible text of 2 Maccabees 12:38-46, in addition to some New Testament passages, to justify their belief. Calvin, the Protestant reformer of Geneva, had a woman whipped because she was discovered praying at the grave of her son and hence was guilty, according to Calvin, of "superstition." lol, dear me IAMFREE, please put some text down , instead of just giving us links to see. much appreciated. Could you also address your question in a clearer form? Thank you Peace |
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