Wow! Now I understand why the Sunnis and the Shia are at each others’ throats. So much anger here over St. Peter’s role.
No, it is not anger. It is contending for the faith.
“So much anger here over St. Peter’s role.”
For myself it’s not anger but puzzlement. I’d venture that 90+% of Catholics are Gentiles, yet among them they anchor to one of God’s apostles to the JEWS. It is PAUL who was chosen by Christ to preach “my gospel”—the one he received directly from the risen Jesus—to the Gentiles (most likely you).
It seems that re: Peter, Catholics stop after the Gospels. It was Paul whom the Spirit used to confront Peter and frankly knock down the idea that he and James, et. al were the “pillars” they seemed to be vis a vis Paul’s supposedly lesser role.
He tartly adds “Those men added nothing to my message” and “God shows no partiality”.
There is no attempt to negate Peter’s role to the Jews, but Paul vigorously defends his to the Gentiles. God was working through both, but Catholics appear not to have gotten the memo that Paul is THEIR apostle. Thirteen (perhaps fourteen) letters in the NT to Peter’s two (maybe one?)?
Exactly.
Not anger over Peter's role.....frustration over how Peter has been elevated by roman catholics to something not accorded to him by Scripture.