[BipolarBob]

because this is fundamental -- Jesus gave us the Church He said His Kingdom is not of this world therefore His Church is not of this world;

He gave us the papacy; He gave us the Magisterium. I don't believe this. He gave us His sacrifice on Calvary

If we believe that I don't, then we have to listen to the direct successor to the man He gave the keys of the kingdom to, St. Peter, and that is Pope Francis. No we don't. Peter still has the keys. That would be dereliction of duty to give those away.

[vladimir998]

“That would be dereliction of duty to give those away.”

No, dereliction would have been to leave the Church with no leader on earth. God didn’t do that. Neither did the Church after Peter’s death.

[Biggirl]

Your opinion and your opinion only.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— . Peter still has the keys. That would be dereliction of duty to give those away. -—

The keys are mentioned in Isaiah 22:22. The prime minister, or vice-regent, to the king of the House of David wore an over-sized key around his neck, representing his office. Officers have successors.

In Revelation 3:7, we see that Jesus is the King of the eternal House of David. In Matthew 16:19 Jesus gives the keys to Peter, making him the vice-regent of the eternal House of David.