Daily Defense Podcast
#363 Antipopes - Jimmy Akin
Dec 29, 2023
Apologist and author Jimmy Akin joins to tackle the claim that there can't be an unbroken line of popes. They discuss the role of vacancies and antipopes in this context, exploring the historical succession of popes going back to Peter.
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- The claim of an unbroken line of popes going back to Peter may not be easily found in official church documents, but it expresses a truth that there is a historical succession of popes.
- The existence of antipopes, who falsely claim to be the pope, does not nullify the legitimate line of popes or imply that it has been broken or abolished.
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The Unbroken Line Claim of Popes
The claim of an unbroken line of popes going back to Peter may be found in individual Catholic writings, but is not easily found in official church documents. However, the claim expresses a truth that there is a line of popes, bishops of Rome, going back to Peter. The term 'unbroken' must be understood in the sense that temporary vacancies between popes do not break the line, as similar vacancies occur in other offices like presidents or kings. The only way to break the line would be for the office itself to be abolished and then reintroduced, which has never happened.
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