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On Ecclesiastical Power of The Roman Pontiff and The Councils

Pietro Ballerini’s treatise on Ecclesiastical Power — now brought to you in English — is an 18th century defense against Gallicanism and Febronius' attacks against the Papacy. Ballerini was commissioned by Pope Benedict XIV to write this treatise on the Papacy especially during the Enlightenment period. Ballerini notably argued that: • Papal Power is divinely conferred by Christ himself • The Pope wields Supreme Jurisdiction over the entire Church • He has the power to depose and judge other clergy and to define doctrine • That conciliarism is a heresy This work will be useful to students of Ecclesiology who wish to study the Vatican I Papacy before Vatican I defined it formally.

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