[Tennessee Nana]

Joseph Smith didn’t live at the time of the Apostles. There is no historical or achaeological basis for that claim.
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Nor did Pope Benedict XVI...

But again...

Dont tell me ...

tell the mormons...

They claim that Peter, James and John visited Joseph Smith...

If that’s not “liv(ing) at the time of the Apostles”, what would be ???

[bdeaner]

Nor did Pope Benedict XVI...

Pope Benedict XVI is part of that unbroken chain of authority going back to the Apostles.

But again...

Dont tell me ...

tell the mormons...

I don't know any Mormons, but if I were in conversation with them, I'd certainly convey the same sentiments. Joseph Smith lived in the 19th century. There is no indepedent evidence -- Scripture or otherwise -- that validates any of his claims, unlike St. Peter's claims to authority. There's just no comparison.