[freedom9]

He was refering to the rock of REVELATION, the Word of God, upon which he would build the church, NOT Peter.

Jeremiah 17:5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm

[BlackElk]

Is this going to be another Roman Catholic vs. Reformation Christian mud wrestling match for the lurid and voyeuristic entertainment of the agnostics, atheists, libertines, libertarian non-believers, liberals, objectivists and other Randians, pagans, communists and other Marxists, all of whom lurk and post here in substantial numbers?

No Catholic is going to believe that Jesus Christ founded His Church other than on Peter and the Jeremiah citation obviously does not mean the same thing to us that it means to you.

In fairness to you and other Reformation Christians who wish to share with Roman Catholics and others what is most precious to you: your faith, mature Catholics do not doubt your sincerity in that faith and we know you are quite unlikely to accept what seems to us to be the plain meaning of what we regard as "the Peter passage."

May we have peace among ourselves, accept the good faith which motivates each of us, stop bashing one another in public, agree on what we can agree on, disagree among ourselves on what we cannot agree on, and stop allowing our mutual enemies to run away with our society?

The Holy Scriptures say something to the effect that the world will know us by our love for one another. Let's go with that. It does not violate your faith or mine and it is recommended by an inerrant and unimpeachable source, on the Highest Authority.

Please?

[johniegrad]

Read the sermon, all of it.