“The Roman Catholic church claims the papcy as its foundation”
Wrong ...the Roman Catholic church claims Christ as its foundation...
I stopped reading right there as all else is suspect in this article...if the author can’t get the basic premise correct
I thought the RCC claimed Peter as its foundation (”And upon this rock I will build my church...”).
Then there is the Catholic rendition of ...."And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, ...Foundation
and then there is the oft heard
"the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
Nope my friend...Rome teaches it was founded on Peter
Wrong ...the Roman Catholic church claims Christ as its foundation...
I stopped reading right there as all else is suspect in this article...if the author can’t get the basic premise correct
Looking for foundation of the Catholic church, Peter was mentioned repeatedly by the early church fathers. I stopped after only a few, because the number of examples is legion.
"Simon [Peter] ... was set apart to be the foundation of the Church" (Letter of Clement to James 2 [A.D. 221]).
[Simon Peter said to Simon Magus in Rome:] ‘For you now stand in direct opposition to me, who am a firm rock, the foundation of the Church’" (Clementine Homilies 17:19 [A.D. 221]).
Look at [Peter], the great foundation of the Church (Homilies on Exodus 5:4 [A.D. 248]).
"[Jesus said:] ‘Simon, my follower, I have made you the foundation of the holy Church." Ephraim the Syrian (Homilies 4:1 [A.D. 351]).
"[Christ] made answer: ‘You are Peter, and upon this rock will I build my Church. ... thereby declaring him to be the foundation of the Church" Ambrose of Milan (The Faith 4:5 [A.D. 379]).
"Philip, the presbyter and legate of the Apostolic See [Rome], said: ‘There is no doubt, and in fact it has been known in all ages, that the holy and most blessed Peter, prince and head of the apostles, pillar of the faith, and foundation of the Catholic Church, ..." Council of Ephesus (Acts of the Council, session 3 [A.D. 431]).