On the Issue of Primary Church’s Status
The article contains the description of some approaches to dealing with the status of primary church in Christian ecclesiology, analysis of this phenomenon in the context of Orthodox and Catholic theological traditions, and attempt to define the concept of primacy. Functions of conjecturing primary church are describing just like they have been comprehended in the past and are comprehended nowadays. Consideration being given to the attitude of Vladimir Solovyov which is an interesting instance of utilitarian manipulation with the issue of primacy.