The cherry picking of the early church fathers is very intersting. I Clement is even more intersting because it is the real foundation of the claim to the papacy.
Someone decided that they wanted power, so they pointed to Clement. They stated they had power because Clement had power. They specifically pointed to I Clement as the proof of Clement's power. Everything else came after, including the cherry picking of the early church fathers.
By grace, through faith, for works. Clement would agree: the 4th Pope.
But hey, circular reasoning is FUN!