since the time of the apostles and their direct sucessors,here's some info to help you:
about the Holy Trinity:
Justin Martyr (a.d.100-165). He was a Christian apologist and martyr.
"For, in the name of God, the Father and Lord of the universe, and of our Savior Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit, they then receive the washing with water"
Ignatius of Antioch (died a.d. 98/117). Bishop of Antioch. He wrote much in defense of Christianity.
"In Christ Jesus our Lord, by whom and with whom be glory and power to the Father with the Holy Spirit for ever"
about thePope:
Tertullian
"Was anything withheld from the knowledge of Peter, who is called 'the rock on which the Church would be built' [Matt. 16:18] with the power of 'loosing and binding in heaven and on earth' [Matt. 16:19]?" (Demurrer against the Heretics 22 [A.D. 200]).
Third century the historian Caius wrote that Pope Victor was ``the thirteenth Bishop of Rome from Peter.''
The words ``rock'' and ``shepherd'' must apply to Peter, and they must distinguish him as the head Apostle, otherwise Christ's statements are so ambiguous (vague, uncertain) as to be meaningless
2007-04-27 19:28:22
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answered by Anonymous
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1st Century with the original Apostles
Jesus taught to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Thus..the Trinity.
Read St Luke to see in detail the basis of Immaculate Conception. The Immaculate Conception refers to Mary's conception and birth. I did say "Basis" for it. There is much OT prefigurement that explains this doctrine. The main issue being, Mary was the "Ark of the NEW Covenant" in that she was the vessel bearing "The Word of God" in flesh. Remember the original Ark of the Covenant carried the word of God in the form of the 10 Commandments stones. In order for God as man to dwell within Mary, she too had to be without sin. She received the one-time special grace... not for her benefit... but for that of Jesus.
Jesus told Peter he was the rock He would build His Church on. This would become the Primacy of the Pope. Read where everyone was always looking to Peter for leadership. Even Paul had to spend two weeks with Peter, and get Peter's OK to proceed as an Apostle.
It all has a Biblical basis and was always believed by the Christian church, back to the 1st Century. The later Catholic Church merely defined it.
2007-04-27 19:28:54
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answered by Augustine 6
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At the Council of Nicea in 325 CE, the ruling was made that Jesus and the Father were equal. Nothing was said about the holy spirit being equal to the Father and the Son.
From the picture of the Trinity doctrine that appeared after the Council of Constantinople in 381 C.E., from the Tome of Damasus in 382 C.E., from the Athanasian Creed that came some time later, and from other documents, we can clearly determine what Christendom means by the Trinity doctrine. It includes the following definite ideas:
1. There are said to be three divine persons—the Father, the Son, and the holy spirit—in the Godhead.
2. Each of these separate persons is said to be eternal, none coming before or after the other in time.
3. Each is said to be almighty, with none greater or lesser than the other.
4. Each is said to be omniscient, knowing all things.
5. Each is said to be true God.
6. However, it is said that there are not three Gods but only one God.
Clearly the Trinity doctrine is a complex set of ideas including at least the above vital elements and involving even more, as revealed when the details are examined. But if we consider only the above basic ideas, it is apparent that if any are removed, what remains is no longer Christendom’s Trinity. To have the complete picture, all these pieces must be present.
It is not reasonable to think that Jesus and his disciples would teach people about God and yet not tell them who God is, especially when some believers would be asked to give up even their lives for God. Hence, Jesus and his disciples should have given the highest priority to teaching others about this vital doctrine.
But did they? No.
In 1854 the doctrine of the “Immaculate Conception” became dogma, ruling that Mary was free from sin from the moment of conception. In 1950 the belief that Mary was taken bodily to heaven (the Bodily Assumption) was defined by Pope Pius XII. All of this was very gratifying to the Marian movement or those especially devoted to the cult of Mary.
The “primacy” of the pope is based on unreliable traditions and twisted application of scriptures. Jesus, not Peter, is the foundation of Christianity. ‘Christ is the head of the congregation,’ says Paul. (Ephesians 2:20-22; 5:23) It was Jesus Christ whom Jehovah sent to bless and to save all those who have faith.—John 3:16; Acts 4:12; Romans 15:29;
2007-04-27 19:28:44
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answered by LineDancer 7
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The idea of the Bishop of Rome being first among equals began when Peter was the first Bishop of Rome. But that is not the same as today. First among equal is because the place of Peter among the disciples. Later in 1054 there was a big fight in the church over different things including having the Bishop of Rome being the head of the whole church instead just one among many bishops. It was in 1054 when Rome broke away from the rest of the church that the Bishop of Rome became the head of the then Western church. The rest of what you questioned came about much earlier as a result of Church councils.
2007-04-27 19:34:28
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answered by tonks_op 7
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It all started basically after 325 A.D.,at the council of Necea..The immaculate conception is very true however...That's what make Phophet Jesus so special because he was a sign to his people that GOD was still working with and helping all who believed in Him..
2007-04-27 19:45:17
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answered by mnshaheed 1
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Trinity - Council of Nicaea
Divinity of Jesus - time of the Apostles
Immaculate conception - Roman Church
Primacy of Pope - Roman Church
2007-04-27 19:30:18
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answered by Christine S 3
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It was about the same time the Apprentice series aired, staring Donald Trump.
2007-04-27 19:32:47
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answered by Annmaree 5
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In the Dark Ages.
2007-04-27 19:33:04
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answered by Constant Reader 3
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Around 325 c.e.
2007-04-27 19:31:28
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answered by Kylee 2
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There was a recent South Park episode that explained all of this.
2007-04-27 19:28:37
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answered by Anonymous
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