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This episode discusses the first three popes after St. Peter and their connections to him, focusing on St. Clement I's letter to the Church of Corinth.

The first three popes after St. Peter likely knew the Prince of the Apostles personally and may even have been hand-selected by him. We know little of Sts. Linus and Cletus, but the first writing we possess by a pope after St. Peter himself is a precious letter by Pope St. Clement I to the Church of Corinth. Article: https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/popes-apostolic-era-lives-popes-2/ Audiobooks of Pope St. Clement's letters: Letter to the Corinthians https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/st-clement-rome-letter-to-corinthians/ Apocryphal Second Letter https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/so-called-second-letter-st-clement/ More about St. Clement's Letter on Way of the Fathers https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/clement-rome-earliest-christian-author-after-apostles/ DONATE to make this show possible! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter: https://www.catholicculture.org/newsletters

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