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Originally Posted by Justice
Where is the scripture saying Peter was Pope?
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However there is also the one about the rock - and sure it must be in there because Peter was also head of the Catholic Church
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This absolute nonsense, pure fantasy. Sure, he died in rome but there is no contemporary (i.e., outside the paganised catholic church) evidence to say he elevated himself highly above the rest as the Holy Father. Peter was the head of "The Way" (as it was called, Hemidakota, and later they became known as Christians).
Sure maybe Peter was considered a leader of sorts in the Church of Christ that was formed at the time, but it certainly bore absolutely no resemblance to the Catholic Church -- as evidenced by the Bible. And for the sake of discussion of Catholicism, it is the only definitive source of discussion.
It's clear that the pagan emperor Constanite just wanted to make a connection right back to the beginning, because lets face it, the Catholic church as we know it was created by him to unify the empire. For social control.