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Finally, the Council of Florence defined that : The scattered abroad over the world, at times by particular losses of faith might be most effectually made good. doctrine of Christ among all the nations of the earth, tians ; and that to him in blessed Peter our Lord Jesus singly, at another assembled in synod, following the And the Roman Pontiffs, as the condition of times PAPAL PRIMACY IN HISTORY 73 with the sacred Scriptures and apostolic traditions. the ancient rule, informed this Apostolic See of thofce In fulfilment of this pastoral office, Our Predecessors Hence the bishops of the whole world, at one time and with equal care watched that where it had been menical Councils, or searching the mind of the Church that, where the faith can suffer no defect, there the received it might be preserved pure and undefiled. long-established custom of Churches and the form of synods, again using other helps which divine provi- Christ gave the full power of feeding, ruling, and gov- dence supplied, defined those things to be held, which strove ever unweariedly to spread abroad the salutary whole Church and the father and teacher of all Chris- with God's help they had recognised as in harmony and circumstances suggested, now assembling oecu- dangers especially which appeared in matters of faith, erning the universal Church. Roman Pontiff is the true Vicar of Christ, head of the