[blackpacific]

Apostolic succession is accomplished through the laying on of hands in the sacrament of Holy Orders. That is, each bishop is a successor of the Apostles. The bishop of Rome happens to occupy the seat of Peter, but his apostolic succession can be from any of the original apostles. A priest is one who has not received the full set of Holy Orders. As St. Francis de Sales puts it, to preach the Gospel with authority, you have to receive the commission, which is done through the laying on of hands. Pastors who preach from the Bible without first receiving the commission are going about things backwards.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Apostolic succession is accomplished through the laying on of hands in the sacrament of Holy Orders. That is, each bishop is a successor of the Apostles. The bishop of Rome happens to occupy the seat of Peter, but his apostolic succession can be from any of the original apostles. A priest is one who has not received the full set of Holy Orders. As St. Francis de Sales puts it, to preach the Gospel with authority, you have to receive the commission, which is done through the laying on of hands. Pastors who preach from the Bible without first receiving the commission are going about things backwards.

Sorry, but no. The Bible doesn't say anything like this, so I'm really not concerned about what a self-serving hierarchy decided to arrogate to itself centuries after the fact.