t ordain Priests in every
city, as I also appointed thee."(76) Even St. Paul himself, though
miraculously called and instructed by God, had hands imposed on him,(77)
lest others should be tempted by his example to preach without Apostolic
warrant.

To discover, therefore, the Church of Christ among the various conflicting
claimants we have to inquire, first, which church teaches whole and entire
those doctrines that were taught by the Apostles; second, what ministers
can trace back, in an unbroken line, their missionary powers to the
Apostles.

The Catholic Church _alone_ teaches doctrines which are _in all respects_
identical with those of the first teachers of the Gospel. The following
parallel lines exhibit some examples of the departure of the Protestant
bodies from the primitive teachings of Christianity, and the faithful
adhesion of the Catholic Church to them.

Apostolic Church. Catholic Church. Protestant Churches.

1. Our Savior gives The Catholic Church All other Christian
pre-eminence to Peter gives the primacy of communions practically
over the other honor and jurisdiction deny Peter's supremacy
Apostles: "I will give to Peter and to his over the other
to thee the keys of the successors. Apostles.
kingdom of heaven."(78)
"Confirm thy
brethren."(79) "Feed My
lambs; feed My
sheep."(80)

2. The Apostolic Church The Catholic Church All the Protestant
claimed to be alone, of all the churches repudiate the
infallible in her Christian communions, claim of infallibility.
teachings. Hence the claims to exercise the They deny that such a
Apostles spoke with prerogative of gift is possessed by
unerring authority, and infallibility in her any teachers of
their words were teaching. Her ministers religion. The ministers
received not as human always speak from the pronounce no
opinions, but as Divine pulpit as having authoritative
truths. "When you have authority, and the doctrines, but advance
received from us the faithful receive with opinions as embodying
word of God, you implicit confidence their private
received it not as the what the Church interpretation of the
word of men, but (as it teaches, without once Scripture. And their
is indeed) the word of questioning her he