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The story is that the men did not get along and even in Rome they might not move in the same circles.

This "story" is covering old ground. I'll ask essentially the same question I have asked previously. What matter is it whether they "got along" or not? Can you imagine any Apostle ignoring the "Pope" as if he didn't even exist?

What matter is it whether they "got along" or not? Can you imagine any Apostle ignoring the "Pope" as if he didn't even exist?

Can you imagine the state of flux involved in starting a new world-wide Church? Many things which the Spirit and Jesus revealed were not fully grasped at the time. The early church was going through an almost unimaginable period of growth. Only when the church was more fully established and settled was protocol likely to become an issue. While being persecuted by Jew and Roman there isn't a lot of time for establishing formailties.