Did the early church fathers believe in the papacy in the 1st century or did it develop?

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The papacy is a distinct doctrine of the Catholic Church and is rejected by both protestants and Orthodox christians, but did any of the early church fathers Fromm the 1st century affirm the papacy or that the bishop of Rome had primacy? (I know the word papacy didn't come along until a lot later on)

 

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primacy

This really is the offensive term isn't it?

is rejected by both protestants and Orthodox christians

But who else rejects it?

Who committed the first sin?

What was it?

It was the devil who cast off Gods

primacy

I just love this movie, it breaks it down very simply

the devil did not want to be a salve to his creator, neither do those in the eastern church or protestant want to be subject to any hierarchy


But, what was the great faith Jesus had seen in Israel?

Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 8:10 - King James Version

When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

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it was of a man who understood delegation of authority

Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 8:9 - King James Version

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

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(I know the word papacy didn't come along until a lot later on)

Pope is attributed here back to 250, it may be earlier that's just one source

Search 'pope' on etymonline

Search results for 'pope' on etymonline

www.etymonline.com

Applied to bishops of Asia Minor and taken as a title by the Bishop of Alexandria c. 250

Papacy merely comes from Late Latin papa "pope"