[T]he course of ages has fulfilled the prophecy and promise… - John Henry Newman

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[T]he course of ages has fulfilled the prophecy and promise, "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church; and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." That which in substance was possessed by the Nicene Hierarchy, that the Pope claims now.

John Henry Newman

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Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English convert to Catholicism, later made a cardinal.

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Alternative Names: Cardinal Newman • Blessed John Henry Newman • Catholicus • John Henry, Cardinal Newman • Cardinal John Henry Newman • Saint John Newman • John H. Newman

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