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Cyprian (Carthage, 200 - 258 AD), On the Unity of the
Catholic Church, Chapter 4
"Upon him (Peter), being one, He (Christ) built His Church and
although after His resurrection He bestows equal power upon
all the Apostles, and says: "As the Father has sent me, I also
send you. Receive the Holy Spirit: if you forgive the sins of
anyone, they will be forgiven him; if you retain the sins of
anyone, they will be retained" (Jn 20:21), that He might display
unity, He established by His authority the origin of the same
unity as beginning from one."
St. Cyprian of Carthage medit