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To: NYer; P-Marlowe; Campion; Alex Murphy; sitetest; xzins

"Constitution on the Church of the Second Vatican Council, Lumen Gentium"

November 21, 1964 is a far cry from the early church of the 1st century.


171 posted on 03/03/2007 12:33:01 PM PST by blue-duncan
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To: blue-duncan; P-Marlowe; Campion; Alex Murphy; sitetest; xzins; redhead; markomalley
November 21, 1964 is a far cry from the early church of the 1st century.

Your sense of humor is so subtle :-)

Heeding the message of Jesus to "Go therefore and teach all nations" [Matthew 28:19-20], the Apostles travelled to all parts of the known world to spread Christianity. James stayed in Jerusalem, but Peter and Paul first went to Antioch [Galatians 2:11]. Peter then went to Rome, while Paul made three missionary journeys from Antioch [Acts], visiting many places, "as far round as Illyricum" [Romans 15:19], and then ended up imprisoned in Rome [Acts 28:11-31].

Mark, who became the Gospel writer, traveled with Paul and Barnabas, and then went to Rome to help Peter; but it was Peter who was especially fond of him, calling Mark his son [1 Peter 5:13]. Mark later founded Christianity in Alexandria.

Tradition has it that Matthew as well went to Antioch and wrote his Gospel there; Andrew crossed Asia Minor to Byzantium; Bartholomew and Jude Thaddeus brought the faith to Armenia; and Thomas traveled through Chaldea all the way to India!

Early Christianity, in spite of persecution, fluorished primarily in five centers: Jerusalem, Antioch, Rome, Alexandria, and Byzantium. The five centers became Patriarchates, when Constantine recognized Christianity in the Edict of Milan in 313. The Eastern Catholic Churches originate from the three Eastern centers of Antioch, Alexandria, and Byzantium, while the Western Latin rite originates from Rome.

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172 posted on 03/03/2007 1:38:01 PM PST by NYer ("Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church" - Ignatius of Antioch)
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