Christ conferred the Primacy on Peter and his successors, the Popes
THE RISEN SAVIOR had sent word to the Apostles that He was going ahead of them into Galilee and that He would meet them there. While the Apostles were awaiting Jesus in Galilee, some of them went back to their business of fishing in order to support the group. It was after a night of luckless fishing that they were given a miraculous catch and recognized Jesus on the shore.
After their early morning meal on the shore, which our Lord had prepared for them, Jesus spoke to Peter, for His purpose in being there was to keep His promise of some months before: "Thou are Peter and upon this Rock I will build my church, and I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven." Before actually fulfilling the promise by raising Peter to the dignity of Primate among the twelve, He allowed him to erase his triple denial by a triple avowal of love. Then, He conferred upon him the promised Primacy.
Each pope, in that unbroken chain of succession from Peter to the reigning Pontiff, has had the office, prerogatives and authority of Saint Peter. We listen to the pope as we would have to Saint Peter, who was Christ's Vicar on earth. We honor the present pope as we would have honored the first pope, Peter. And we thank Christ for giving us a rock of strength and assurance, one to whom we can look for guidance and on whose judgment we can rely.
"He who hears you, hears Me." LUKE 10:16
OUR HOLY FATHER speaks with the voice and the authority of Christ. We listen to him, because he stands for Christ. Even when his pronouncements are not infallible, they demand our respect. In our day he has spoken out often on the problems of
the day.
On the Christian education of youth, and on the institution of the family and the responsibilities of parents: the encyclical Divini Illius Magistri, December 31, 1929.
On Christian marriage: the encyclical Cast! Connubii, December 31, 1930.
On the reconstruction of the social order: the encyclical Quadragesima Anno, May 15, 1931.
On atheistic communism: the encyclical Divini Redemptoris, March 19, 1937.
On the function of the state: the encyclical Summi Pontificatus, October 20, 1939.
On the Church in the United State: the encyclical Sertum Laet-itiae, November 1, 1939.
On the Church, the Mystical Body of Christ: the encyclical Mystici Carports Christi, June 29, 1943.
On Biblical studies: the encyclical Divino Afflante Spiritu, September 30, 1947.
On the sacred Liturgy: the encyclical Mediator Dei, November 29, 1947.
On attempts to distort Christian truths: the encyclical Humani Generis, August 12, 1950.
After their early morning meal on the shore, which our Lord had prepared for them, Jesus spoke to Peter, for His purpose in being there was to keep His promise of some months before: "Thou are Peter and upon this Rock I will build my church, and I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven." Before actually fulfilling the promise by raising Peter to the dignity of Primate among the twelve, He allowed him to erase his triple denial by a triple avowal of love. Then, He conferred upon him the promised Primacy.
Each pope, in that unbroken chain of succession from Peter to the reigning Pontiff, has had the office, prerogatives and authority of Saint Peter. We listen to the pope as we would have to Saint Peter, who was Christ's Vicar on earth. We honor the present pope as we would have honored the first pope, Peter. And we thank Christ for giving us a rock of strength and assurance, one to whom we can look for guidance and on whose judgment we can rely.
"He who hears you, hears Me." LUKE 10:16
OUR HOLY FATHER speaks with the voice and the authority of Christ. We listen to him, because he stands for Christ. Even when his pronouncements are not infallible, they demand our respect. In our day he has spoken out often on the problems of
the day.
On the Christian education of youth, and on the institution of the family and the responsibilities of parents: the encyclical Divini Illius Magistri, December 31, 1929.
On Christian marriage: the encyclical Cast! Connubii, December 31, 1930.
On the reconstruction of the social order: the encyclical Quadragesima Anno, May 15, 1931.
On atheistic communism: the encyclical Divini Redemptoris, March 19, 1937.
On the function of the state: the encyclical Summi Pontificatus, October 20, 1939.
On the Church in the United State: the encyclical Sertum Laet-itiae, November 1, 1939.
On the Church, the Mystical Body of Christ: the encyclical Mystici Carports Christi, June 29, 1943.
On Biblical studies: the encyclical Divino Afflante Spiritu, September 30, 1947.
On the sacred Liturgy: the encyclical Mediator Dei, November 29, 1947.
On attempts to distort Christian truths: the encyclical Humani Generis, August 12, 1950.
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