Nonsense!
From the words of Saint Ignatius who was a disciple of Saint John
"See that ye all follow the bishop, even as Christ Jesus does the Father, and the presbytery as ye would the apostles. Do ye also reverence the deacons, as those that carry out the appointment of God. Let no man do anything connected with the Church without the bishop. Let that be deemed a proper Eucharist, which is [administered] either by the bishop, or by one to whom he has entrusted it. Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; by the bishop, or by one to whom he has entrusted it. Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church." Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle to the Smyrneans, 8:2 (c. A.D. 110).
And where is the edict by God declaring Ignatius to be his arbitor?
This is Nicolaitanism, pure and simple!
Christ denounced it in the letters to the churches.
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The role of “bishop” was “overseer “ not an ecclesiastical role as seen today
Notice no priests mentioned.. no priesthood.. because Christ fulfilled the type