[mockingbyrd]

"The Roman Catholics claims Peter was the first pope of their church....Is either of these viewpoints correct; or is it just possible BOTH claims are wrong?"

Now I didn't read the whole article, but Peter was the first pope. Regardless of where he was, he was the first pope. It's not a viewpoint, it's a fact.

[DouglasKC]

Now I didn't read the whole article, but Peter was the first pope. Regardless of where he was, he was the first pope. It's not a viewpoint, it's a fact

That's not exactly the conclusion of the article. But I understand your belief.

[wmfights]

"Peter was the first pope. Regardless of where he was, he was the first pope. It's not a viewpoint, it's a fact."
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Based on what? A mistranslation of one passage in Matthew?