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   From: duckgumbo32@cox.net   
      
   On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:21:30 GMT, Dave Oldridge    
   wrote:   
      
   >>>>>For example, the Orthodox bishop of Alexandria is called "pope" by   
   >>>>>his churches.   
   >>>>But not successor to Peter.   
      
   >>>Oddly again, yes, a successor to Peter as bishop of a see.   
      
   >>But not a successor to Peter as Pope.   
   >How could we tell?   
      
   History.   
      
   >The Church has actually been broken since the Great Schism.  The claim of   
   >current popes to universal hegemnony is at least somewhat spurious.   
      
   Not true.  The EOC left.   
      
   >However, the bishop of Rome is still a bishop in the apostolic succession   
   >and is one of the five archbishops who were the imporant rulers of the   
   >ancient Church.  As such he certainly deserves our respect.   
      
   Correction:  Jesus himself gave the assignment of Pope to Simon Peter in   
   Jerusalem in 33AD.  After that, every Pope was elected by his fellow bishops in   
   accordance with the scripture that says "let another take his place".   
      
   Pope Peter moved eventually to Rome, the Pope becoming one and the same as the   
   Bishop of Rome.  Both Pope B16 from Germany, and JPII from Poland were elected   
   Pope, and became the Bishop of Rome also.  The EOC objected and left.   
      
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