36. THE QUESTION WAS: According to Augustine, in
what chair did both Peter and Anastasius sit?
THE ANSWER IS
.A
.The
Chair of the Roman Church
St.
Anastasius was the 39th pope (38th successor of
Peter)
Augustine wrote: "If all men throughout the world were such as you
most vainly accuse them of having been, what has the chair of the Roman church
done to you, in which Peter sat, and in which Anastasius sits today?" (Against
the Letters of Petilani 2:118 [A.D. 402]).
For
more Early Church Quotes on the Church in Rome, see:
http://www.catholic.com/library/Peter_Roman_Residency.asp
http://www.catholic.com/library/fathers_know_best.asp
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