. The founding of a new world . riginwas one, and all bishops are equal. In each, all arerepresented. The chair of Peter, Bishop of Rome,is the symbol of the unity of the episcopate. In thecase of Paul of Samosata, 273, the heathen EmperorAurelian decided that those were Christians whowere in communion with the Bishop of Rome. Thisapplies to the provincial bishops. A third cause was the fact that Rome was the only apostolic seat in the West. Her authority, derived from the residence and teaching of the apostles, was shared with no city west of the Adriatic. Rome the . - . , - - . Only Apos- Fr
. The founding of a new world . riginwas one, and all bishops are equal. In each, all arerepresented. The chair of Peter, Bishop of Rome,is the symbol of the unity of the episcopate. In thecase of Paul of Samosata, 273, the heathen EmperorAurelian decided that those were Christians whowere in communion with the Bishop of Rome. Thisapplies to the provincial bishops. A third cause was the fact that Rome was the only apostolic seat in the West. Her authority, derived from the residence and teaching of the apostles, was shared with no city west of the Adriatic. Rome the . - . , - - . Only Apos- From her the faith went out to Africa,toiicSeatin gpain and Britain, while Irenaeus, born inAsia Minor, and ruling the Church in Gaul,acknowledged the greatness of the Roman uniqueness of this position was seen in the re-lations between the bishops of the Hast and the Synodal decrees were sent from the bishopsof the East, they were sent to the Bishops of Rome,who communicated them to the other Churches of the. The Primacy of Rome, 209 West. Two most momentous secular changes, theremoval of the capital from Rome and the barbarianinvasions, greatly enhanced the position of Rome asthe mother Church and the superior episcopal seat inthe West. The removal of the capital from Rome to Con-stantinople freed the Roman Bishop from the nearnessand oppression of the imperial power, which provedso often injurious, and sometimes fatal, to Removal ofthe occupant of the See of Constantinople. ^^^ Capital r i T-. 1 r T^ 11 from Rome to The power of the Bishops of Rome had constanti-opportunity to develop without the calling account, dwarfing of prerogative, and pruning ofclaims, which would have limited it, if the imperialresidence had remained by the Tiber instead of beingtransferred to the Bosphorus. The invasions of the barbarians tended to thesame result. The secular power being humbled oroverthrown, the conquerors looked with awe andreverence at the only possess
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