directly promised and conferred upon the blessed Peter Cephas, after he had confessed, saying : Thou art the belief and acceptance of all the faithful, according to Sacred Council, judge it necessary to propose for the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind Church, the doctrine concerning the institution, per- those solemn words : Blessed art thou, Simon Bar- which consists the force and solidity of the entire Church, the universal Church of God was immediately and testimony of the Gospel, primacy of jurisdiction over BLESSED PETER the ancient and the constant faith of the universal build my Church ; and the gates of hell shall not pre- We therefore teach and declare that, according to the and to proscribe and condemn the contrary erro> to whom he had already said : Thou shalt be called Christ, the Son of the living God, the Lord addressed thee, but my Father, who is in heaven. And I say to Constitution 1, Concerning the Church of Christ.] thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will petuity, and nature of the sacred Apostolic primacy, in hurtful to the Lord's flock. [Vatican Council, Session 4, Jona, because flesh and blood have not revealed it to THE PRIMACY OF ST. PETER 67 INSTITUTION OF THE APOSTOLIC PRIMACY IN vail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the the Apostle by Christ the Lord. For to Simon alone,