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the world. For there can be no doubt, and it is known to all ages, that the holy and most blessed Peter, the prince and head of the Apostles, the pillar of the faith and foundation of the Catholic Church, received the keys of the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour and Redeemer of the human race, and that he lives, presides, and gives judgment even to tins day in his successors the bishops of the holy See of Rome, which was founded by him and consecrated by his blood. Whence, whosoever succeeds to Poter in this Chair obtains from Christ's own institution Peter's primacy over the universal Church. The disposition of truth therefore remains as it was, and blessed Peter, still living in the rock's strength which he received, has not given up the governance, once accepted, of the Church. For this reason it has ever been necessary that every Church that is to say, the faithful throughout the world should be in communion with the Church of THE POPE ST. PETER'S SUCCESSOR 69 Home on account of its more powerful sovereignty ; in order that in this See, from which the rights of vener- able communion spread to all, they might as members associated in their head grow together into one com- pact body. [Chap. 2.] POWER AND NATURE OF THE PRIMACY OF THE ROMAN PONTIFF