Index. 419 Rodriguez, "Christian Perfection" recommended, 20. Roman Pontiff and Jewish High Priest, compared, 95. Roman Plebescitum explained, 146. Rome, St. Peter, first Bishop of, 106. Rome, St. Peter's residence in, proved, 107; testified by eminent writers, 107. Sacramental confession of divine institution, 346, et seq. Sacraments and prayers are means of grace, 265; defined, 265 ; constituent elements, 265; seven, instituted by Christ, 266. Sacred images — advantages, 204, et seq.; and the Reformers, 198; and the council of Trent, 198, et seq. Sacrifices, defined, 307; offered by all peoples, 307; early, 307, et seq.; various, in Old Law, 317. St. Alphonsus, a distinguished reformer, 27. St. Ambrose describes Mary's life, 194; confronts the Emperor Theodosius, the Great, 232; on the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Ghost, 284. St. Athanasius appeals to Pope Julius I against a Decree of the Eastern Bishops, 111.