The Papacy: Its Historic Origin and Primitive Relations with the Eastern Churches, by Abbé Guettée


A note of gratitude is due to T. R. Valentine for the superb formatting of the text on these pages. They are originally found on the Christianity/Essays (and books) page of his website.

Editor's Preface

Biographical Notice of the Author

Author's Introduction

Chapter I:

Chapter II: The papal authority condemned by the Word of God.

Chapter III: Of the authority of the bishops of Rome in the first three centuries.

Chapter IV: Teachings of various church fathers.

Chapter V: Of the authority of the bishops of Rome during the sixth, seventh, and eighth centuries.

Chapter VI: That the papacy, by her novel and ambitious pretentions, was the cause of the schism between the Eastern and Western churches.

Chapter VII: The Papacy which caused the division has perpetuated and strengthened it by innovations, and made it a schism.


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