In the Acts of the Apostles we read, that the Apostles appoint/elect a committee to oversee the fair and equal distribution of resources to all the needy so that they could spend more time in prayer and preaching the Word of God. Now this could be the first unconscious step towards the establishment of hierarchy in the Catholic Church - besides that what we see in the Old Testament.
Not very sure though if the Apostles expected that the newly formed group cater to their needs too? Even if they did, I'm sure it was out of reverence for the apostles and not something expected or demanded by the apostles.
We see this divisioning and sub-divisioning growing in the Church, but mostly done by the so-called Priests and Religious. Strange: we observe this in the old testament and then in the later part of the new testament... the only exception to all of this is Jesus Himself!!
Not very sure though if the Apostles expected that the newly formed group cater to their needs too? Even if they did, I'm sure it was out of reverence for the apostles and not something expected or demanded by the apostles.
We see this divisioning and sub-divisioning growing in the Church, but mostly done by the so-called Priests and Religious. Strange: we observe this in the old testament and then in the later part of the new testament... the only exception to all of this is Jesus Himself!!
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