Christ did found the Catholic Church on himself. But he knew he was going to ascend to the Father, so he breathed the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and gave them the ability to forgive sins. And then he founded his Church on Peter, the Rock.
Yes, Peter denied him three times, but he also professed his faith in Christ three times.
Christ’s response?
Feed my sheep.
Tend my lambs
Feed my sheep
Certainly reads straight from the Bible that Christ passed on his authority to the Apostles.
Sorry you don’t believe these passags from the Bible.
I believe in them, just not as how you and some others present them to be, then proceed from there carrying implication to extent and ends contrary to much else which is plainly enough written.
Newman lost count of the "acorns". But then again the Lord never likened himself to a tree, but instead a vine, with his disciples (not alone capital 'A' Apostles) be the branches.
Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. >> And then he founded his Church on Peter, the Rock.<<
Do you suppose God was wrong?
Psalm 18:31, "And who is a rock, except our God."
Isaiah 44:8, "Is there any God besides Me, or is there any other Rock? I know of none."
>> Yes, Peter denied him three times, but he also professed his faith in Christ three times.<<
How many people did Jesus say this to?
Matthew 16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Would you kindly show us Peter's church in the scriptures???
No; HE did not.
HE 'founded' the church on Pete's statement of fact: which was REVEALED to him.