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Calvin's Institutes: August 16
Today’s Readings Podcast DescriptionCan the modern Papacy claim the ancient privileges of the Roman See when it no longer possesses even the marks of a true church or a true bishop? In these concluding sections of the chapter, Calvin presses the argument to its sharpest point. The high claims of universal jurisdiction, infallibility, and exemption from all judgment rest on forged decretals and recent fabrications, not on the testimony of the early councils or the practice of Gregory. Gregory himself anathematized the title of universal bishop and refused the language of command over his…
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