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Refutation of Protestant denial of the priestly ability to forgive sins?
Catholics and some Protestants believe that priests/pastors can forgive sin, usually citing John 20:23 as justification. For example, one variant of the Anglican liturgy has the Pastor make the ...
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How do protestants respond to apostolic succession?
How do protestants respond to apostolic succession(the line of bishops stretching back to the apostles) ?
Pope Clement I
“Through countryside and city [the apostles] preached, and they
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What is the Biblical basis against Apostolic Succession?
Apostolic succession, in Christianity, the teaching that bishops represent a direct, uninterrupted line of continuity from the Apostles of Jesus Christ. According to this teaching, bishops possess ...
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According to Protestants, must clergy be ordained by other ordained clergy?
Some of the initial leaders of the Reformation, who presumably ordained later Protestant clergy, were ordained priests in the Catholic Church. But, in (denominational, rather than congregationalist) ...
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Do (or did) any Protestant denominations believe in apostolic succession like Catholics do?
Do (or did) any Protestant denominations believe in apostolic succession? If so, who do they consider the most recent valid Pope?
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How do Protestants in general respond to these points concerning them?
I haven't had much experience interacting with Catholics, but I have had a lot of interactions with the Orthodox and have been exposed to many of their writings and teachings. Whenever I would talk to ...
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