[Dr. Eckleburg]

There certainly is an "apostolic tradition." The teachings of the apostles confirm the Scriptures.

And there most definitely is a church of Jesus Christ on earth.

The fact is that this church is not located in Rome. It is found wherever the word of God is preached in truth and spirit.

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[johngrace]

" And we are in a position to enumerate those who were instituted bishops by the apostles and their successors to our own times—men who neither knew nor taught anything like these heretics rave about."

“But since it would be too long to enumerate in such a volume as this the successions of all the churches, we shall confound all those who, in whatever manner, whether through self-satisfaction or vainglory, or through blindness and wicked opinion, assemble other than where it is proper, by pointing out here the successions of the bishops of the greatest and most ancient church known to all, founded and organized at Rome by the two most glorious apostles, Peter and Paul, that church which has the tradition and the faith which comes down to us after having been announced to men by the apostles.

“With this church, because of its superior origin, all churches must agree—that is, all the faithful in the whole world—and it is in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic tradition” (ibid., 3:3:1–2).

WITH THIS CHURCH,BECAUSE OF ITS SUPERIOR ORIGIN, ALL CHURCHES MUST AGREE...........ALL THE FAITHFUL IN THE WHOLE WORLD

This is where the Main bishop is Above Bishops(SUPREME BISHOP) POPE!

IRENAEUS

......."MAINTAINED THE APOSTOLIC TRADITION!"

Your Mistaken.

[BenKenobi]

Why then did Christ leave his Apostles?