The ceiling mosaic in the Baptistry of Neon in Ravenna, Italy

 

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The Church is not a democracy; it’s a monarchy.

Christ, high priest and unique mediator, has made of the Church “a kingdom, priests for his God and Father…”  —Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 1546

That is the context in which Peter’s role as “Pope” is properly understood: within a Kingdom.Continue reading →