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The Catholic Church and its teachings and views on specific subjects.

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What is the biblical support that the Catholic Church is the custodian of truth?

The key Biblical passage is Mt 16:18: "And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it" (NRSVCE). Though such a citation inev …
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Who first used the term "alter Christus" to describe a priest?

EDITED TO ADD Luis Miranda's Manuale Praelatorum Regularium (1612) explicitly calls a priest an alter Christus: Nam licet Sacerdos secundum se, sit persona finita, non tamen illud offert in sua perso …
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