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1 | Peter first Pope? | Bible general Archive 1 | jlpangilinan | 12687 | ||
Greetings Brian, Do you believed that Peter is the First Pope of the Catholic? Johnny |
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2 | Peter first Pope? | Bible general Archive 1 | Brian.g | 12719 | ||
Johnny Sorry for the delay in answering your question. Yes, I do believe Peter is the first Pope of the Catholic Church. Brian |
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3 | What do you base your belief on? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 12933 | ||
Why do you believe that Brian? What do you base your belief on? | ||||||
4 | What do you base your belief on? | Bible general Archive 1 | Brian.g | 12937 | ||
John Paul II (1978 to present), our current Pope is the 265th, with Peter (years 32 to 67) being the first. The second Pope, Linus (67 to 76 or 79), is thought to be the same Linus, Timothy refered to in 2 Timothy 4:21. The Church recognizes 30 antipopes. An antipope is a false claimant of the Holy See in opposition to a pontiff canonically elected. First, why Rome for the location of the Church. Peters final years were spent in Rome, or more specifically, in an area known as Ager Vaticanus. This area did not belong to ancient Rome, nor was it built within the walls of Rome. This is were Peter died and was buried. This simply became the physical center of the Church. When Peter lead the Church, he created a Senate consistng of 24 priests and deacons - this is documented. One of the roles of this Senate was to elect the new Pope - with Linus being the first Pope elected by men. Over time, the Senate structure while having taken different shapes - has remained constant. Keep in mind, Peter gave formal organizational structure to the Church. This is important, because this is the correcting factor when the office of the Pope was occupied by a man who was more interested in this world, than in heaven. It is through this election of the Pope by the Senate (College of Cardinals), this formal organization created by Peter, which enables us to discern who the properly elected pontiffs were as opposed to the antipopes, who, at the same time, were claiming the Church. How do we know Peter was choosen by Jesus to head his Church. Three reasons: first, Matthew 16:17-19, And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church Second: In numerous references within the Bible, when Jesus spoke to the Apostles as a group, He directed His conversation to Peter Mathew 26:40 - And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour? Third, on various occasions Peter speaks in the name of the other Apostles (Matthew 15:15; 19:27; Luke 12:41, etc.). Then Peter said to Him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?" Is there anyplace in the Bible where Jesus flat out said 'Peter - your the first Pope', no. It is not the strength or depth of the discussion between Jesus and Peter, it is the fact that it was Peter acting as the representative head of the Apostles with Jesus. Did Jesus intend for Peter to be the head of the Church, or did Peter just assume this role. I believe Jesus selected Peter. |
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5 | What do you base your belief on? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 12947 | ||
Brian.g writes: "First, why Rome for the location of the Church. Peters final years were spent in Rome, or more specifically, in an area known as Ager Vaticanus. This area did not belong to ancient Rome, nor was it built within the walls of Rome. This is were Peter died and was buried. This simply became the physical center of the Church." Brian: My sincere thanks to you for sharing the Roman Catholic position on the question "Why Rome for the location of the church?" No sarcasm is intended here. When I say thank you for sharing, I really mean it. May I present an alternate view? At some point between 313 and 590 A.D., "Because of location in world capital (Rome), reputation for orthodoxy, the Petrine theory of Matthew 16:16-18, the decline of rival bishops, the winning of peoples, such as the British by Augustine, and able men, such as Leo I, the *Roman* bishop (i.e. the bishop of Rome) was recognized as first of all bishops" (page 2096, Ryrie Study Bible Expanded Edition, 1986, 1995, Moody Press). (Emphasis added.) This is an alternate answer to the question "Why Rome for the location?" --JVH0212 "In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, and in all things charity." |
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