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In which other churches do Roman Catholics recognize apostolic succession?
I am not really satisfied with any of the answers given here, because they do not seem to answer the question.
First of all, apostolic succession refers to the fact that all bishops (that is, all ...
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What objective, foolproof method do Eastern Orthodox have for working out which side is correct in the case of a Schism?
In essence you are asking an epistemological question: How can one side "know" that it is correct in a theological debate? The question could just as well apply to any Christian body, let alone the ...
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When did Martin Luther lose his Apostolic succession according to Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churchеs?
According to the Catholic Church, the short answer is that he never lost it. In fact, in the strict sense, Martin Luther never participated in apostolic succession to begin with.
Apostolic succession ...
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How long can the Catholic Church be without a pope?
You would have the succession, since the Pope would be the valid successor to his predecessor. So there is no break in succession. But the Church would be limping, as it were, until its proper order ...
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Why does the Catholic Church deny Anglican apostolic succession?
One concept of Apostolic Succession, sometimes called "tactile succession", is that bishops derive their position by being consecrated by other bishops, who were themselves consecrated by ...
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What is the Biblical basis against Apostolic Succession?
Protestants are not generally against the idea of certain individuals having been called and gifted by God to exercise authority over a local assembly of believers, nor a hierarchy within that ...
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Does a comprehensive list for apostolic succession exist?
I believe that Catholic Hierarchy is currently the best tool for showing apostolic succession.
Keep in mind that written records only exist going back to the Renaissance, and they get spottier as we ...
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How do Anglicans, who recognize apostolic succession, trace theirs?
Up until the time of the Reformation, the line of apostolic succession is the same between the Church of England and Roman Catholicism. The English Reformation initially had more in common with the ...
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According to Protestants, must clergy be ordained by other ordained clergy?
John Calvin, whose theology heavily influenced every Reformer (here I exclude the Anabaptists and other such groups), has a chapter in his Institutes of the Christian Religion which discusses the ...
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What and where are the evidences for the Catholic Church's Apostolic Succession?
First of all, the Catholic Church admits that both Rome and Antioch (Orthodox) have a line of succession starting with St. Peter.
Speaking of the apostolic succession of Antioch, the Catholic
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Was there any meaningful difference between the terms "presbyter" and "priest" in early Christianity?
I don't have any documents to show you, but I do want to point out some linguistic aspects to this question that can lead to confusion.
In English, the word priest comes from a contraction of the ...
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What is the significance of the LDS claim that apostolic succession was lost till Joseph Smith was granted divine authority
The importance of the priesthood according to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints1:
...priesthood is the power and authority that God gives to man to act in all things necessary for the ...
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Why do the successors of the Apostles do not carry the titles and dignity as apostles?
It is true that the Apostle’s successors were either named by the Apostles or were chosen by the Christian communities were bishops and not apostles.
The personal prerogatives and titles were not ...
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Where do we find the Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Bible?
Summary
From a concise article The Seven Sacraments: An Introduction and Overview by a Catholic Jesuit Felix Just, S.J. which includes the biblical basis for all the 7 Catholic sacraments, these ...
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What is the Biblical basis against Apostolic Succession?
Firstly, lets acknowledge that a lot of Protestants do practice apostolic succession, including the Anglicans, which is how some of their priests are able to be accepted as Catholic Clergy, but also ...
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What did early Christians say about apostolic succession?
To answer the question, no the early church did not reject "apostolic succession". But to understand the answer, it is necessary to define exactly what the question is; what precisely is "apostolic ...
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What did early Christians say about apostolic succession?
Another answer has already cited Irenaeus (130-202). The passage cited from Against Heresies - III.III.1 - appears as a reference in Pope Paul VI' Encyclical, Dogmatic Constitution on Divine ...
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How long can the Catholic Church be without a pope?
There must be a perpetual line of successors of St. Peter.
The First Vatican Council defined (Pastor Æternus ch. 2) the dogma that there will be a perpetual line of successors of St. Peter, the first ...
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I seek the LDS perspective concerning Cornelius and his house receiving the Holy Ghost without laying on of hands in Acts 10:44-45
There is no contradiction to the claims Joseph Smith made. The Holy Ghost is
the convincing power of God unto [them] of the truth of the Gospel (from Joseph Smith quote)
Cornelius and other's in ...
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When did Paul receive Holy Orders?
Paul says that he received his calling direct from God and not from man (flesh and blood), then went to Arabia, then Damascus and met Peter only after a further three years, in which he had already ...
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How do protestants respond to apostolic succession?
There is a problem with the word 'bishop' as used in the question. The New Testament uses that word, episkopos (which can also be translated as 'overseer') on three occasions when speaking of men ...
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Who consecrated Bishop Heahmund?
The short answer is we do not know.
This information is now lost because historical documents do not contain this information.
In fact we do not know exactly what date he was even consecrated a bishop....
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How did the Catholic Church choose which Sacred Tradition is infallible?
How did the Catholic Church choose which Sacred Tradition is infallible?
Sacred Tradition stems from Apostolic origin and thus all Sacred Traditions are infallible. That is why the term Sacred ...
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Who Were the First Successors of the Apostles in the Churches They Founded?
Who Were the First (1-10 or so?) Successors of the Apostles in the Churches They Founded?
The See of Antioch
There is somewhat of an open question whether or not St. Peter was the first bishop of ...
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How did the threefold distinction of Deacon, Priest and Bishop come about?
The early overlap in the three offices was primarily between bishop (ἐπίσκοπος - episkopos) and presbyter (or "priest", "elder"; πρεσβύτερος - presbyteros). "In the Apostolic writings," writes ...
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How did the threefold distinction of Deacon, Priest and Bishop come about?
The first century writing known as the Didache only mentions apostles, or missionaries. However, Paul's use of the Greek term for deacon ('servant') indicates that this office dates from the early ...
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What objective, foolproof method do Eastern Orthodox have for working out which side is correct in the case of a Schism?
There are at least three ways that the Eastern Orthodox use to determine "correctness" on any issue.
First and foremost, they believe they are the earliest church founded by Christ and apostles. "...
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What is the Biblical basis against Apostolic Succession?
You are describing a system in which authority is transferred from person to person. In the Bible, authority comes from God. All those that are faithful in submitting to God's will have authority to ...
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What is the significance of apostolic succession in Anglicanism?
Your question is going to be very broad indeed, due to the nature of the Anglican Communion generally and the spectrum of attitudes to Apostolic Succession, particularly, within its very wide and ...
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Did the Early Church (ante-Nicene period) believe in the continuation or cessation of the office of Apostle?
The Ante-Nicene Fathers provide a variety of viewpoints on this matter. As with so many other topics, there was lively disagreement among their ranks.
I'll loosely group ideas into 3 broad categories, ...
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