[OLD REGGIE]

You evade the point. What about this whole ‘binding and loosing’ thing. Keys to the kingdom of heaven?

Seems pretty clear to me that Christ is appointing Peter to an office. Best of all, it’s scriptural. I thought protestants believed that scripture was the primary source for their beliefs.

You want Scripture?

Matthew 18:
[1] At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
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[18] Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
[19] Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
[20] For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

"Seems pretty clear to me that Christ is appointing Peter to an office."

What office did He "appoint" Peter to that was exclusive to Peter?

[BenKenobi]

Does Christ give the keys to the kingdom of heaven to anyone else?

[Quix]

[18] Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
[19] Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
[20] For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

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ABSOLUTELY INDEED.

Of course, the Vatican Cultists have to chop off their rubberized ‘bibles’ when the text is inconvenient to their idolatry of the INSTITUTION or of the Ishtar-Mary Goddess figure etc. etc. etc.

The passage is incomplete without verses 19 & 20.