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# Pope Innocent I

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Pope Innocent I was the bishop of Rome from 401 to his death on 12 March 417. From the beginning of his papacy, he was seen as the general arbitrator of ecclesiastical disputes in both the East and the West. He confirmed the prerogatives of the Archbishop of Thessalonica, and issued a decretal on di

##  Quotes by Pope Innocent I

> [Wherefore, by the authority of Apostolic power, We declare inventors of novel notions, which as the Apostle Paul has said are of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-innocent-i/wherefore-by-the-authority-of-apostolic-power-we-declare-inventors-of/)

Pope Innocent I

[Apostle paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apostle-paul/)

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> [ Thus it is that Pope Innocent III states \[De Consuetudine\] that, it is necessary to obey the Pope in all things as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-innocent-i/thus-it-is-that-pope-innocent-iii-states-de-consuetudine-that-it-is/)

Pope Innocent I

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> [For who does not know, or does not advert to the fact, that what was given to the Roman Church by Peter,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-innocent-i/for-who-does-not-know-or-does-not-advert-to-the-fact-that-what-was/)

Pope Innocent I

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