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'''Primus inter pares''First among equals', or ''first among equals'' , is a Latin phrase indicating that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office. Usually, the role is considered a necessary inclusion to in a system where in which all parties are equal. In the Orthodox Church, the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople]] (currently His All-Holiness [[Bartholomew I (Archondonis) of Constaninople|Bartholomew I]]) fulfils this role.
Closely related to collegialityIn the Orthodox Church, these concepts caused the rejection [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarch of concept Constantinople]] (currently His All-Holiness [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]]) fulfils this role. Historically, the [[papacypope|bishop of Rome]]was considered the first among equals of the [[pentarchy]]. The rising amount of power claimed by the pope, along with other factors, and is was the [[ecclesiology|ecclesiological]] reason for the [[Great Schism]]. After the Schism, however, the role of first among equals fell to the patriarch of Constantinople.
==Equivalents==
The phrase "first among equals" is also used by some to describe the role of the [[Patriarch of Constantinople]], who, as the ''Ecumenical Patriarch'', is considered the first among all the Patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Churches. According to those views, the title does not mean that the holder has special authority over the other [[bishop]]s; rather, it is an acknowledgement of his historic significance.
This is not the view of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], which considers the Pope pope to be [[Pope|Vicar of Christ]], successor of [[Apostle Peter|Saint Peter]], and absolute leader of the bishops, [[Apostolic succession|successors]] of the [[Apostle]]s. Because of this, the Roman Catholic Church sees the Pope pope as holding an office senior to that of other bishops, rather than merely being the most senior bishop. This claim was one of the main causes of the Great Schism between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church around 1054.
==See also==
*[[Church of Rome]]
*[[Perogatives Prerogatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate]]*[[Primacy and Unity in Orthodox Ecclesiology]], by [[User:FrJohn|Fr John Schroedel]]
==External linksSource==* Primus inter pares - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w:/index.php?title=Primus_inter_pares&oldid=67646207|source]], [[w:Primus inter pares|current version]]* [[w:Presbyterianism]]* [[w:Scottish Episcopal Church]Wikipedia article]
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