Views During The Time of the Reformation (11): Views on the Church: The Formal Principle: Modern Prelates Are not Apostles; Infallibility Founded on a False Interpretation of the Promise of Christ

Modern Prelates Are Not Apostles Modern Prelates Are Not Apostles To determine whether modern bishops are apostles, it is necessary in the first place to determine the nature of the apostleship, and ascertain whether modern prelates have the gifts, qualifications, and credentials of the office. Who then were the apostles? They were a definite number of men selected by Christ to be His witnesses, to testify to His doc­trines, to the facts of His life, to His death, and specially to His...