Views During the Third Period (750-1517 A.D.) (12): The Supremacy of the Pope: Gregory VII and the Papacy

Among his favorite Scripture quotations, besides the prophecy about Peter (Matt. 16:18, 19), are two passages from the Old Testament: the words of the prophet Samuel to Saul, which suited his attitude to rebellious kings (I Sam. Among his favorite Scripture quotations, besides the prophecy about Peter (Matt. 16:18, 19), are two passages from the Old Testament: the words of the prophet Samuel to Saul, which suited his attitude to rebellious kings (I Sam. 15:23): "Rebellion is as the sin of...