[Arthur McGowan]

This claim that the word “petra” or “cephas” means “little stone” is a complete fiction. Peter is called “Petros” because he is a MALE; the word “petra” is used in the next phrase because the word itself is feminine. There is NO difference in meaning.

There are several other points that make it clear that the “linguistic” arguments that Jesus intended to distinguish between Peter the man and the “rock” on which he would build His Church, are desperate fabrications.

http://catholicnick.blogspot.com/2013/04/why-protestant-petrospetra-argument-is.html

[roamer_1]

This claim that the word “petra” or “cephas” means “little stone” is a complete fiction. Peter is called “Petros” because he is a MALE; the word “petra” is used in the next phrase because the word itself is feminine. There is NO difference in meanin

Riiiiight. I have heard all this word-mincing before. It amazes me how the Roman church can wring all it's (supposed) authority out of one single phrase in one single verse...

Needless to say, it hardly compares to the authority of Moses, or Yeshua, or any of the prophets, whose authority needs no such wringing, as it is boldly and explicitly declared, and that many times over... Hence I find your claim to be as weak and specious as the Pharisees'.

meh.