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To: ebb tide
"He explains how St. Peter—the first pope—"

The first pope was Linus, if you define the pope as the bishop of Rome. There's no contemporary evidence that Peter ever held any office in church at Rome.

5 posted on 01/14/2020 8:25:28 AM PST by circlecity
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To: circlecity
The first pope was Linus, if you define the pope as the bishop of Rome. There's no contemporary evidence that Peter ever held any office in church at Rome.

The slippery slope of basing your theology on "traditions."
7 posted on 01/14/2020 8:29:34 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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