Is it All Just Papal Bull?

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Is it All Just Papal Bull?

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The origins of the Papacy can be found in the dialogue between Jesus and Simon Peter in John 21, a gospel traditionally read during Eastertide. The pope, the successor of Peter, has a role that has not to do with privilege but with sacrifice.

Peter, do you love Me?
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales
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