'The tone of authority with which the letter speaks is noteworthy, especially in the later part (56, 58, etc.): "But if certain persons should be disobedient unto the words spoken by Him through us let them understand that they will entangle themselves in no slight transgression and danger; but we shall be guiltless of this sin" (59). "It may, perhaps, seem strange", writes [distinguished Anglican scholar] Bishop [J.B.] Lightfoot, "to describe this noble remonstrance as the first step towards papal domination. And yet undoubtedly this is the case." (I, 70.)' - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04012c.htm
The greek presbyters translates not priet or pope..but elder
In Lukes day, local church leaders could be called either elders or overseers, without a clear distinction between the terms (Sullivan F.A. From Apostles to Bishops: the development of the episcopacy in the early church. F.A. Sullivan Newman Press, Mahwah (NJ), 2001, p. 65)
God ordained that the NT church have Elders ( overseers.)and deacons ..never priests or popes
Acts 14:23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.