Eschatology deals with things to come, not life after the first death.
Yes, Catholicism firmly believes Christ bequeathed the authority to bind and loose via Peter and that they ultimately and exclusively have such authority today.
Indeed they seek to remain obedient to other commands, such as the Great Commission, but when one fails to place faith alone in Christ alone, the object of their thinking corrupts their ability to work through faith in Him.
“Yes, Catholicism firmly believes Christ bequeathed the authority to bind and loose via Peter and that they ultimately and exclusively have such authority today.”
And the actual quote, is “whatsoever you bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven, and whatsoever you loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven.
I’m not sure how that translates into power over *earthly* affairs.
“Indeed they seek to remain obedient to other commands, such as the Great Commission, but when one fails to place faith alone in Christ alone, the object of their thinking corrupts their ability to work through faith in Him.”
Faith alone appears nowhere in the Bible. The Catholic church believes, as Christ taught, that salvation is by the Grace of God, through faith in Christ. It is not obtained through our own efforts but through God himself.