Saint Ambrose of Milan Quote

[Lectionaire]

Jul 5, '14 8:52 pm
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The Church of the Lord is built upon the rock of the apostles among so many dangers in the world; it therefore remains unmoved. The Church’s foundation is unshakable and firm against assaults of the raging sea. Waves lash at the Church but do not shatter it. Although the elements of this world constantly beat upon the Church with crashing sounds, the Church possesses the safest harbor of salvation for all in distress.

– Saint Ambrose of Milan

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[CyrilSebastian]

St. Ambrose mentioned: “Where Peter is, there is the Church.”

 

[Peter_J]

I have a feeling this thread landed on the Eastern Catholicism forum by mistake. (I could be wrong of course.)

 

[MonsterOfThomas]

This could be relevant for discussion in this forum, though we might recommend the OP take a read of the rest of St. Ambrose’s writings on the universality of Church authority, how it is bestowed and on whose office it remains on earth. Reading this quote in isolation, and with a certain mistake viz-a-viz non-Catholic bias, may lead a reader to the false conclusion that St. Ambrose was a congregationalist or a conciliarist.