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==Development: Pope Clement==

==Development: Pope Clement==

Saint '''Clement I''', [[Pope]] and [[martyr]], was a [[Roman]], also known as '''[[Clement of Rome]]''' ''Clemens Romanus'', so as not to be confused with the 3rd century Clement of Alexandria<ref>[http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/clement.html Clement of Alexandria - Early Christian Writings (182-202) (earlychristianwritings.com)]</ref>. He was elected [[Bishop of Rome]] in 88, the third successor after the martyrdom of [[Saint Peter]]. He succeeded [[Pope Anacletus|Cletus]] as pope from 88 to 97, or from 92 to 101, and is considered to be the first of the three chief [[Apostolic Fathers]] of the Church, together with [[Polycarp of Smyrna]] and [[Ignatius of Antioch]].

Saint '''Clement I''', [[Pope]] and [[martyr]], was a [[Roman]], also known as '''[[Clement of Rome]]''' ''Clemens Romanus'', so as not to be confused with the 3rd century Clement of Alexandria<ref>[http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/clement.html Clement of Alexandria - Early Christian Writings (182-202) (earlychristianwritings.com)]</ref>. He was elected [[Bishop of Rome]] in 88, the third successor after the martyrdom of [[Saint Peter]]. He succeeded [[Pope Anacletus|Saint Cletus]] as pope from 88 to 97, or from 92 to 101, and is considered to be the first of the three chief [[Apostolic Fathers]] of the Church, together with [[Polycarp of Smyrna]] and [[Ignatius of Antioch]].

Bishop Saint [[Irenaeus of Lyons]] lists Saint Clement as a contemporary of the Apostles and witness of their preaching. According to tradition he was probably a freed man in the imperial household and was baptized by St. Peter. [[Origen]] identifies him as working with Saint Paul the Apostle as Paul's "fellow-labourer" (Philippians 4:3), and so do Eusebius, Epiphanius, and [[Jerome]] but this Clement working with Paul was probably a Philippian. According to tradition, he was ordained by Peter himself. According to the early Christian writer [[Tertullian]], he was [[Consecration|consecrated]] [[bishop]] by Peter. Some early writers, indeed, thought that Clement was Peter's immediate successor, but modern scholars agree that he is Peter's third successor or the church’s fourth pope. He is famous for the ''Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians'' ascribed as written by him as bishop of Rome, while the apostle John was still alive, in the name of the Church of Rome to the Church of the Corinthians addressing the controversy of a developing [[schism]] of the younger [[clergy]] from the authority of the chief elder presbyters over them and admonishing them to humility and obedience under threat of [[sin]]ning against God if they dared to disobey this letter as the word of God. It reveals that Clement considered himself empowered to intervene in another community’s affairs, the first such action known. The [[scandal]] of division had alienated a large number of the laity from the clergy. Deploring the unauthorized and unjustifiable split in the Corinthian community, Clement urged charity to heal the rift. His Letter achieved almost canonical status and was regarded as Scripture by many 3rd- and 4th-century Christians. It has been adduced by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] as evidence of acknowledged [[Petrine Primacy]] as early as the end of the first century. It is held by scholars and historians as the only uncontestably authentic writing of Saint Clement.

Bishop Saint [[Irenaeus of Lyons]] lists Saint Clement as a contemporary of the Apostles and witness of their preaching. According to tradition he was probably a freed man in the imperial household and was baptized by St. Peter. [[Origen]] identifies him as working with Saint Paul the Apostle as Paul's "fellow-labourer" (Philippians 4:3), and so do Eusebius, Epiphanius, and [[Jerome]] but this Clement working with Paul was probably a Philippian. According to tradition, he was ordained by Peter himself. According to the early Christian writer [[Tertullian]], he was [[Consecration|consecrated]] [[bishop]] by Peter. Some early writers, indeed, thought that Clement was Peter's immediate successor, but modern scholars agree that he is Peter's third successor or the church’s fourth pope. He is famous for the ''Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians'' ascribed as written by him as bishop of Rome, while the apostle John was still alive, in the name of the Church of Rome to the Church of the Corinthians addressing the controversy of a developing [[schism]] of the younger [[clergy]] from the authority of the chief elder presbyters over them and admonishing them to humility and obedience under threat of [[sin]]ning against God if they dared to disobey this letter as the word of God. It reveals that Clement considered himself empowered to intervene in another community’s affairs, the first such action known. The [[scandal]] of division had alienated a large number of the laity from the clergy. Deploring the unauthorized and unjustifiable split in the Corinthian community, Clement urged charity to heal the rift. His Letter achieved almost canonical status and was regarded as Scripture by many 3rd- and 4th-century Christians. It has been adduced by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] as evidence of acknowledged [[Petrine Primacy]] as early as the end of the first century. It is held by scholars and historians as the only uncontestably authentic writing of Saint Clement.