4. THE QUESTION WAS
Which
bishop was regarded as having primacy in the early Church?
A. The bishop
of Carthage
B. The bishop
of Rome
C. The bishop of Milan
THE ANSWER IS
.B
..The Bishop of
Rome
(because he was the direct successor of St. Peter)
St. Ignatius, who lived during the apostolic age,
said that Rome held the presidency of all the churches. St. Irenaeus, in 189 A.D.,
said all churches must agree with the Church in Rome.
According to the Council of Constantinople I: "The bishop of
Constantinople shall have the primacy of honor after
the bishop of Rome, because his city is New Rome" (canon 3 [A.D.
381]).
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