That's not what the scripture says.
That's not what the scripture says.
Likewise, even some so-called church "fathers" did not see Mt. 16:18 as saying that.
For in contrast to Peter, that the LORD Jesus is the Rock (“petra”) or "stone" (“lithos,” and which denotes a large rock in Mk. 16:4) upon which the church is built is one of the most abundantly confirmed doctrines in the Bible (petra: Rm. 9:33; 1Cor. 10:4; 1Pet. 2:8; cf. Lk. 6:48; 1Cor. 3:11; lithos: Mat. 21:42; Mk.12:10-11; Lk. 20:17-18; Act. 4:11; Rm. 9:33; Eph. 2:20; cf. Dt. 32:4, Is. 28:16) including by Peter himself. (1Pt. 2:4-8) Rome's current catechism attempts to have Peter himself as the rock as well, but also affirms: “On the rock of this faith confessed by St Peter, Christ build his Church,” (pt. 1, sec. 2, cp. 2, para. 424)
From http://www.charismanews.com/world/43058-ulf-ekman-converts-to-roman-catholicis:
We have seen the logic in having a solid structure for priesthood,
This fool supposes the general priesthood of the Bible sanctions pastors being distinctively titled "priests."
And, last but not least, we have come in contact with representatives for millions of charismatic Catholics and we have seen their living faith.”
Yet Rome marginalizes charismatics and which her cousins who are in closest communion with her reject.
Word of Life has about 3,000 members and a staff of 12 pastors. The church’s school has about 1,000 students.
Rome looks for and needs such to enliven her dead pews.
Ekman calls his conversion a “personal journey” and says it was not his agenda to lead Word of Life toward Roman Catholicism or to collectively unite the church with the Catholic Church. “That would be unreasonable,” he says.
At least he has that much sense.
In 2006 the archbishop of the Catholic Church in Sweden Anders Arborelius was invited to World of Life church in Uppsala for a public discussion.
So this was not sudden.
Ekman retired as the church’s senior pastor in March 2013.
He "retired" in more ways than that.
Details....
da debble is in ‘em!