The primacy of Peter, also known as Petrine primacy (from the Latin: Petrus, lit. 'Peter'), is the position of preeminence that is attributed to Peter among the Twelve Apostles.
The primacy of Peter, also known as Petrine primacy (from the Latin: Petrus, lit. 'Peter'), is the position of preeminence that is attributed to Peter among the Twelve Apostles.
Pastor aeternus ("First Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Christ") was issued by the First Vatican Council, July 18, 1870. The document defines four doctrines of the Catholic faith: the apostolic primacy conferred on Peter, the perpetuity of the Petrine Primacy in the Roman pontiffs, the definition of the papal primacy as a papal supremacy, and Papal infallibility – infallible teaching authority (magisterium) of the Pope.