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>> “This Petrine authority did not evaporate with the Reformation.” <<
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It didn’t evaporate because it never existed.
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What is beyond dispute, for those who believe in the Bible, is that the authority of the gathered apostles and presbyters to speak with the authority of the Holy Spirit did exist. See the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15). This authority still exists when the gathered bishops meet in ecumenical councils.