I’m sorry that you were not able to support your assertion that “There is one authority given exclusively to Peter and his successors.” It would have been interesting to read, I think.
Instead, you give me something along the lines of “Everybody knows this,” which is clearly not the case.
And for the record, I do “take the interpretation of the early Church theologians who assembled the texts and books of the ‘Bible’ (the Bible did not fall from the skies)” and the authority of the early Church fathers that was based on the combined authority of all the Ancient Patriarchates “and the Bible books were based on historical accuracy, the received oral traditions, and revelation.” And yet I still do not find one authority given exclusively to Peter and his successors. Not anywhere.
Heaven’s! There is a library full of books in any theological department of a college or university that discusses and establishes Petrine authority.
Here’s one that might interest you with the attached review.
Upon This Rock
St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and the Early Church
Edition: Paperback
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ISBN: 9780898707236
Author: Steve Ray
Length: 350 pages
Code: UTR-P
Web Sale Price: $16.11
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Ray, a former Evangelical Protestant and Bible teacher, goes through the Scriptures and the first five centuries of the Church to demonstrate that the early Christians had a clear understanding of the primacy of Peter in the see of Rome.
He tackles the tough issues in an attempt to expose how the opposition is misunderstanding the Scriptures and history. He uses many Protestant scholars and historians to support the Catholic position. This book contains the most complete compilation of Scriptural and Patristic quotations on the primacy of Peter and the Papal office of any book available. It has over 500 footnotes with supporting evidence from Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, and non-Christian authorities.
“This book defends Catholic teaching against the opposition, using current Church teaching on the Old Testament foundation for the primacy and succession of Peter. A rich documentation, a fine study.”
-Cardinal Christoph Schönborn
“A veritable tour de force on behalf of the Petrine ministry, bringing together exegetes, the Fathers of the Church, the witness of history, and even Protestant scholars. The work is scholarly, objective, and accessible to all readers. Recommended wholeheartedly and unequivocally.”
- Fr. Peter Stravinskas
Stephen K. Ray was raised in a devout and loving Baptist family. His father was a deacon and Bible teacher, and Stephen was very involved in the Baptist Church as a teacher of Biblical studies. After an in-depth study of the writings of the Church Fathers, both Steve and his wife Janet converted to the Catholic Church. He is the host of the popular, award-winning film series on salvation history, The Footprints of God. Steve is also the author of the best-selling books Crossing the Tiber, and St. John’s Gospel.