You are seriously mistaken.
You wrote:
“Have you ever wondered why Jesus told Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!”
Nope. It was plain as day why.
“Note that that is just a few verses AFTER Jesus said, “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it...”
Yep, it is.
“So Peter, supposedly the first Pope, was not infallible in areas of doctrine, even AFTER his supposed commission as such.”
No. 1) There was no “commissioning” yet. The text clearly promises it is a future event. Just as John 1:42 was in the future at the beginning of John’s gospel too.
2) No doctrine was involved. Peter was rebuked for his thickheadedness, his lack of understanding, not for being fallible over a doctrine. 3) And since Peter was not yet left as head of the Church after the Ascension there was no infallibility involved anyway.
It amazes me how Protestants always attack infallibility but can’t even get the basics right about what it IS.
Did you see my earlier comments about Galatians 2, where Paul corrects Peter on his misguided doctrine?
And don’t lecture me about “infallibility.” I know very well what it is. Peter was NOT infallible, even after he supposedly became the first Pope. Indeed, he was neither recognized as the primarily leader in the early church, nor as infallible in the area of doctrine. Those ideas sprouted later, and are false.’
Yes, I am a Protestant. I protest against the false doctrines introduced by Rome, and promote the true doctrines of Scripture. May Christ alone be glorified and honored.