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Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Second Pope - LinusAccording to the Catholics, the second Pope (ie. after Peter) was Pope St Linus (either AD64-76, or 67-79). Irenaeus claims that Pope Linus is the Linus mentioned by St. Paul in his II Timothy 4:21. The passage by Irenaeus (Adv. Haereses, III, iii, 3) reads:After the Holy Apostles (Peter and Paul) had founded and set the Church in order (in Rome) they gave over the exercise of the episcopal office to Linus. The same Linus is mentioned by St. Paul in his Epistle to Timothy. His successor was Anacletus. As The Catholic Encyclopedia says, We cannot be positive whether this identification of the pope as being the Linus mentioned in II Timothy 4:21, goes back to an ancient and reliable source, or originated later on account of the similarity of the name. An interesting guy incidentally, Irenaeus - he wrote (Adversus Haereses) refuting gnosticism (this heresy's been with us a long time). The Catholic Encyclopedia has an interesting section on gnosticism, particularly its rituals and the role of angels. We spend a lot of time and energy, re-learning the truths that guys like Irenaeus knew and wrote about, back in the 2nd century. And for the record, Peter was crucified (upside down) in Rome, and Paul was beheaded (by Nero) in Rome, both around ca. AD64 or 67. However, exact dates back then are problematical. Again, the Catholic Encyclopedia: The task of determining the year of St. Peter's death is attended with similar difficulties... The date of Peter's death is thus not yet decided; the period between July, 64 (outbreak of the Neronian persecution), and the beginning of 68 (on 9 July Nero fled from Rome and committed suicide) must be left open for the date of his death. The day of his martyrdom is also unknown. # posted by geoff @ 12:53 pm 0 comments
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