Where is the proof that the early church believed in the primacy of the Pope?

[vsedriver]

Where is the proof that the early church believed in the supremacy of the Pope? Why did the Greeks not accept the Bishop of Rome as the leader of the church?

 

[Devon_Caffran]

These links should be helpful for explaining the Roman Catholic teachings on papal infallibility. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.
**Recommended Reading:
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• Has the doctrine of papal infallibility been infallibly defined?
• ** In what sense is the Pope Infallible?**
• ** How can corrupt Church leaders be infallible?**
• ** Can a pope be a heretic?**
• ** Is Catholicism true if the Church has had immoral popes?**
• Quick Questions (This Rock: July 1990) (6th question)
• Dragnet (This Rock: March 1995) (4th one down)
• PETER AND THE ORTHODOX: A REPRISE (This Rock: October 1996)
• Peter and the Papacy
• ** Peter the Rock**
• ** Did Peter found the Church in Rome?**
• ** Peter leading the Church in Rome?**
• Apostolic Succession (Fathers)*
• The Authority of the Pope Part 1 (Fathers)*
• The Authority of the Pope Part 2 (Fathers)*
• Origins of Peter as Pope (Fathers)*
• Papal Infallibility
• Peter’s Primacy (Fathers)*
• Peter’s Roman Residency (Fathers)*
• Peter’s Successors (Fathers)*
• Was Peter in Rome?