So saying that this letter shows the beginning of authority is only saying something one sees in scripture..and one does not see any pope in the NT church
Picking verses out of context is not useful...
LOL! Physician, heal thyself.
Clement here gave the authority to PRESBYTERS ..not priest, not popes
And Clement IS a presbyter (bishop).
Is not 57 between 56 and 58? Funny I was taught they are...
Quote the text wherein I said otherwise.
BTW Peter was also an elder which also means presbyter , bishop,overseer.... and anyone that understands the early church KNOWS that the elders were the authority of the church and exercised church discipline ..THAT WAS THE ROLE OF THE OVERSEER
So saying that this letter shows the beginning of authority
Anglican scholar Bishop J.B. Lightfoot said more than that: he said it was a step toward "domination" by the bishop of Rome beyond Rome into other bishoprics.
is only saying something one sees in scripture..and one does not see any pope in the NT church