Untitled - Rore Sanctifica

32 The Exigency of Truth.
munlcations in GOD S cause have never yet failed
to produce. Pride and self-seeking have been
mixed up with the motives in issuing the Bulls,
and hence GOD has not ratified them in Heaven.
For the Unity of the Church round S. Peter s
See is rather a sentiment than a dogma, a sentiment
which as time went on was to find a reasonable
ground for its existence in the many prerogatives
given by our LORD to S. Peter himself, and
the meaning of which was only to be seen as
the course of events interpreted them. That
Churches could exist, and did exist, and flourished,
without being animated by this sentiment, is
seen in the history of the Ancient British
Church, which did so much for Northern Europe.
It is remarkable that our LORD never told the
rest of the Apostles to obey and submit to S.
Peter. All the great things which He said were
addressed to the Apostle himself. He did say
teach all nations."
"
to all the Apostles, Go
He did breathe upon them all, and "Receive
say
ye the HOLY GHOST." He did say to them all,
"
Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted."
He did command them all to celebrate as they
had seen Him do. But He did not say to them,
or any of them, S. Peter is my vicar and I
that you obey him as you have obeyed Me.
will
He
did not say to them, I have given him to
strengthen you. He did not say, I have given
to Peter the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven,