[wagglebee]

And no, if you read what you quoted, you will see that the succession is indeed "veiled in impenetrable darkness", as the entire quote makes the point that one list says one thing, another another thing. That would be "impenetrable darkness."

No, it says that there are conflicts about who Saint Peter's immediate successor was, nothing more. It goes on to praise the list.

Quotes are from Philip Schaff. If it's not in """", smvoice said it.

Then Schaff's name should have come AFTER the actual quote.

[smvoice]

Thank you for your lesson in correct placement of quotations. I will place them in the order you gave me from this point on. Or I will place them in brackets for easier understanding. Because I was not aware that people do not understand that quotation marks are the understanding that the person you are attributing to the quote is who said it. Thank you, Judy.