That is a failed attempt at interception. It was not thrown to them and they did not catch it. Christ was addressing His gathered apostles and disciples, the bishops and priests of the Catholic Church.
You truly do like to spin. The Great Commission is cast for all of us, unless you truly believe that salvation is only for the recipients of Paul's many letters.
Further, There were no Bishops, not even apostles, when Christ gave the Great Commission. Apostles were not called such until AFTER his ascension (Paul first used the term in Romans). The title of Bishop was never used in scripture.
From this link: Catholic-resources.org
Disciple = "learner, pupil, student" (Gk. mathetes, from the verb manthanein, "to learn")
Jesus is not the only "teacher" to have "disciples" in the New Testament; there are also "disciples of John [the Baptist]" and "disciples of the Pharisees" (Mark 2:18; 6:29; Matt 9:14; Luke 5:33).
In the ancient world, students/disciples usually sought out a teacher (cf. Luke 9:57-62); but Jesus usually reverses the dynamic, "calling" people to become his disciples (Mark 1:16-20; 2:14-17; 3:13; etc.).
Jesus did not establish a "school" in a particular location, but was an itinerant (wandering) preacher/teacher; thus, his disciples literally had to "follow" him around (Mark 8:34; 10:21; Luke 9:57-62; John 1:43).
The word "disciples" is used 233 times in the Gospels for Jesus' followers, but one should not assume that it refers only to "the twelve"; the phrase "twelve disciples" occurs only three times (Matt 10:1; 11:1; 20:17), and "disciples" often refers to this core group; but other people are also called "disciples" of Jesus (Matt 8:19-22; Luke 6:13, 17, 20; 19:37; John 4:1; 6:66; 8:31; 9:28; Acts 6:1-7; etc.).
If Jesus charged his Disciples are you then NOT one? Are not ALL Christians at least Disciples?
That is a failed attempt at interception. It was not thrown to them and they did not catch it. Christ was addressing His gathered apostles and disciples, the bishops and priests of the Catholic Church.
Wow they were bishops and priests even though they were Jewish and some were married that is quite a stretch to try to prove that Christ started the “Catholic Church”.