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The Universal Life Church is the descendent of an unbroken line of succession originating in the Christian church founded by the apostles of Jesus Christ
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| The Universal Life Church is the descendent of an unbroken line of succession originating in the Christian church founded by the apostles of Jesus Christ | |
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| Subjects | |
| Apostolic succession |
Christianity |
| Universal Life Church |
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| Linking arguments | |
| Only the Catholic Church continues to possess a valid claim of apostolic succession today
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Supporting arguments
Michael Jordan Francis was an ordained Independent Catholic priest, from whom the Universal Life Church derives its claim of apostolic succession. [1]
Opposing arguments
The Eastern Orthodox Church does not recognize any claims of apostolic validity to churches outside of the Orthodox tradition. [2]
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Apostolic succession has had practical value in resolving disputes in church history, but it is not an inherent part of Christianity. Formal legalistic ordination in the modern sense didn't exist in the apostles' times. [3]
- Related argument: Apostolic succession is a valid source of spiritual authority.
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