[Iscool]

The Catholic Church bases its doctrine of apostolic succession on the historical fact that all the first apostles had successors, not only Judas.

That would be historical fable...There is no fact to it...

[mas cerveza por favor]

St. Irenaeus, bishop and student of St. Polycarp who was student of St. John, wrote in his 180 AD book Against Heresies:

"we are in a position to reckon up those who were by the apostles instituted bishops in the Churches, and [to demonstrate] the succession of these men to our own times"

Look it up. There are mountains more of historical proof. Do you think that historical record has relevance to this issue?