[terycarl]

Your very old Pope (see your quote above) was the star!

the Pope is a title, moves on with the next elected, like president. The person referred to in the post was just that, a particular person.

[smvoice]

I guess it's time to give you 11 Reasons the Authority of Christianity is NOT, has NOT, and NEVER will be, centered on St. Peter and Rome. I'll give you one at a time, for your understanding and careful studying God's word for truth.

1. Paul. Why wasn't Paul numbered with Peter and the 11? Paul speaks of the twelve as a SEPARATE body of apostles when he says that the resurrected Christ was "seen..of the twelve" (I Cor. 15:5). Get that? He did NOT consider himself one of the twelve that Christ sent out to proclaim God's kingdom at hand, or offer it to Israel. Paul's apostleship was separate and distinct from that of the twelve. Paul cannot be considered as one with the twelve, for just as eleven apostles would have been too few for God's kingdom plans, so thirteen apostles would have been TOO MANY for God's kingdom plans. There will be TWELVE thrones (besides Christ's) in the kingdom, NOT thirteen. HENCE Paul belonged to ANOTHER PROGRAM, and was sent forth to proclaim ANOTHER MESSAGE. That's what Roman through Philemon is all about.

Paul speaks of the twelve as a SEPARATE body of apostles (I COr. 15:5). Why is this so important to understanding Christianity, St. Peter, and Rome? You tell me. What about Paul? Where will he fit into Christ's Kingdom when He returns to set it up? And WHY did he NOT number himself with Peter and the 11, if he was another one of them? p.s. Paul and Rome we know about from God's word. Peter is strangely absent from Rome in GOd's word.