The RCC misusing Scripture to justify itself is not uncommon.
Too bad most of the popes didn’t have the character or integrity that the first disciples did.
The Vatican Hall of Shame
http://thesmartset.com/article/article05111001.aspx
Top 10 Worst Popes in History
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-worst-popes-in-history.php
Oh, silly me. That’s right. Nobody is perfect. We all have skeletons in our closets.
Jesus gave that kind of unlimited power to easily corruptible man? I don’t think so. That verse is being misinterpreted and abused for the power grab of the Catholic hierarchy.
There is that darned precept I referenced raising its ugly head again. EVERY anti-Catholic argument and apologetic has that is its foundational statement. Since I recognize it as false I have no need to read beyond it.
Peace be with you