#57 The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
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The Roman Catholic's Argument for Primacy
The idea of Petrine supremacy was only really thought through in the 16th century. It's always been disputed by the Greek Orthodox who split off, or well, they would say that it was the Roman Catholics who split off a thousand years ago. So there are huge controversies there. And I would look very carefully before you jump into a system which looks magnificent and well-structured from the outside. Once you get inside, there are just as many questions and puzzles and problems as any other church has.
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