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→Does the Pope claim to be God on Earth?: revision - added statement in sentence based on what Paul says in 2 Co 5:20 "as if God himself was speaking through them"
===Does the [[Pope]] claim to be God on Earth?===
===Does the [[Pope]] claim to be God on Earth?===
In 2 Corinthians 5:20 [[Saint Paul]] claims that he and the apostles entrusted by God with "the ministry of reconciliation" are [[ambassador]]s standing in the place of Jesus Christ. See [http://biblehub.com/2_corinthians/5-20.htm multiple versions of 2 Corinthians 5:20].
In 2 Corinthians 5:20 [[Saint Paul]] claims that he and the apostles entrusted by God with "the ministry of reconciliation" are [[ambassador]]s standing in the place of Jesus Christ, as if God himself was speaking through them. See [http://biblehub.com/2_corinthians/5-20.htm multiple versions of 2 Corinthians 5:20].
According to the [[tradition]] of [[apostolic succession]], and according to the official doctrine of [[Petrine Primacy|papal primacy]], the Bishop of Rome, the Patriarch of the West, the Pope occupies the office of the Apostle Peter as chief ambassador of God, like Saint Paul, "in the place of Christ". This has been denounced by [[Protestantism|Protestants]] since [[Martin Luther]] as an outrageous [[blasphemy]] of the [[Antichrist]] of [[Satan]] in direct opposition to the clear teaching of the Bible.
According to the [[tradition]] of [[apostolic succession]], and according to the official doctrine of [[Petrine Primacy|papal primacy]], the Bishop of Rome, the Patriarch of the West, the Pope occupies the office of the Apostle Peter as chief ambassador of God, like Saint Paul, "in the place of Christ". This has been denounced by [[Protestantism|Protestants]] since [[Martin Luther]] as an outrageous [[blasphemy]] of the [[Antichrist]] of [[Satan]] in direct opposition to the clear teaching of the Bible.