Petrine primacy is in the Bible. The renaming, the grant of keyes, the charge to feed the sheep, the prayer to convern the brethren. Not bad for a humble fisherman. To argue about the rest, define "pope".
The big thing we "stole" from pagans is the calendar. Gee, it works!
Where is Bible alone in the Bible? I am asking this thing like a metronom on this thread. So far, much chest-beating, no answer. Be my guest: chapter and verse please.
Pontifex Maximus.. title of a Roman Emperor...
You know... dictator..