The solemn recognition of the Pope's supreme authority at the council of Chalcedon was sealed by the letter of the Eastern bishops to Leo, in which they impute to him the merit of all that had been done at the council. 'It is you,' they wrote, 'who through your legates have guided and ruled (hgemoneueV) The whole gathering of the Fathers, as the head rules the members (wV kefalh welwn), by showing them the true meaning of the dogma.' (ibid., 148)
Monday, August 22, 2005
Speaking of the Pope: Soloviev on the Papacy
From TCRnews Musings
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