I'd think Jesus would have used the instruction in John 10 to be more clear about men being given authority, if His intent was to give men total authority in the way men were claiming it centuries later.
The reference to feeding the sheep has to do with +Peter's tripple betrayal, not about giving the keys.
Yet, some of your Catholic brothers have used it in the way I described, where only Peter was specifically charged with the task of feeding the sheep.
They were given authority to bind and loose, and whatever they decide the same shall be done in haven. How much more explicit does it have to be.
if His intent was to give men total authority in the way men were claiming it centuries later.
It sure sounds that way. Sacraments are binding. And only validly ordained priesthood has that authority.
Yet, some of your Catholic brothers have used it in the way I described, where only Peter was specifically charged with the task of feeding the sheep.
He was the elder brother to the Apostles, but not their lord. As the oldest among them, he was given more responsibility but not more authority. We consider the Bishop of Rome very much in the same light.
Traditionally, the East always looked at the Bishop of Rome as the "elder" brother who was charged with universal pastoral role, but not universal jurisdiction.