Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this latest Papal Snapshot (our first of two episodes this week), we cover a letter from St. Jerome in which he describes papal authority over local church councils both east and west. More than 1,600 years later, this continues to match the same Catholic Church!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:59 - Historical Context
03:08 - St. Jerome, Letter 123
04:29 - Conclusion

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