>>His Word that He gave us, His Church.<<
Mathhew 16:16-18
16 Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
The Aramaic follows pretty closely word for word.
The line of succession does not result in Reverend BillyBob and his Sisters Of the Gospel Choir.
Jesus is THE ROCK.