[count-your-change]

I would be careful about what meaning you attribute to the use of “the” in Greek. It establishes a definiteness to “the rock” as it is not just any of a number of rocks and in English the same thing is accomplished by the use of “this”. “the” isn’t then necessary in English.

[verga]

I would be careful about what meaning you attribute to the use of “the” in Greek. It establishes a definiteness to “the rock” as it is not just any of a number of rocks and in English the same thing is accomplished by the use of “this”. “the” isn’t then necessary in English.

Thank you, but he has stated his position and the facts will not change his mind.

[CynicalBear]

The Holy Spirit put it in the text as a word by itself for a reason. And why is it that FRoman Catholics teach that it’s Peter and their own magesterium says it’s the confession of Peter and not Peter himself?

CCC 424 Moved by the grace of the Holy Spirit and drawn by the Father, we believe in Jesus and confess: 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.' On the rock of this faith confessed by St. Peter, Christ built his Church. "To preach. . . the unsearchable riches of Christ"

I thought Catholics were supposed to believe what the RCC teaches.