AUX FONDEMENTS DE L’INSTITUTION ECCLÉSIALE: LA POSITION DE SAINT PIERRE PARMI LES APÔTRES (MT 16, 13–20) ET SON RETENTISSEMENT Á L’ÉPOQUE APOSTOLIQUE ET PATRISTIQUE

• Main Author: Jacek Wojda
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The publishing house of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn 2016-03-01
• Series: Civitas et Lex
• Subjects: Peter; Apostles; church institution; Clement of Rome; Cyprian from Cartagena; Pope Francis
• Online Access: https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/cel/article/view/2298

Big activity passed Popes, with the least Francis Bergoglio, is a question about reception their lives and action, especially in times of modern medium broadcasting. Sometimes presented content could be treated as sensation, and their receptiveness deprived of profound historical and theological meaning. This article depends of beginnings of the Church, when it started to organize itself, with well known historically-theological arguments. Peter confessed Jesus as the Christ and got special place among Apostles. His role matures in young Church community, which is escaping from Jewish religion. Peter tramps the way from Jerusalem thru Antioch to Rome, confirming his appointing to the first among Apostles and to being Rock in the Church. Nascent Rome Church keeps this special Peter’s succession. Clement, bishop of Rome, shows his prerogatives as a successor of Peter. Later, bishop of Cartagena, Cyprian, confirms special role both Peter and each bishop of Rome among other bishops. He also was finding appropriate role for each of them. Church institution, based on Peter and Apostles persists and shows truth of the beginnings and faithfulness to them in nowadays papacy. Methodological elements Presented in the introduction let for the lecture of Gospel and patristic texts without positivistic prejudices presented in old literature of the subject.