Gregory the Great (1 jan 540 ano – 1 jan 604 ano)

Descrição:

-First to practically function as the Pope of the RCC:

-Claimed he was the “Vicar of Christ”
-Developed the doctrine of purgatory
-Encouraged prayer to saints and their icons
-Developed the need for celibacy for clergy-members
-Claimed that tradition, and utterances of the
Bishop were equal with Scripture
-Developed the doctrine that the sacraments of the Eucharist and Baptism were salvific
-Instituted the use of relics to reduce time in purgatory (leading to the later invention of indulgences)

-Gregory the Great paved the way for much of the doctrine and departure from Scripture that we see today in the RCC

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