[count-your-change]

As we have discussed before that binding and loosing according to the Greek text occurred before Peter used these keys so Peter was affirming heaven's decision not the other way around.

The mistranslation of Matt. 16:19 in order to support a doctrine of infallabilty and authority is obvious from a simple understanding of the Greek.

[metmom]

Here is Young’s Literal Translation of the Bible and a link for more research in the even that any Catholics are willing to take an honest, thinking outside the box, look at the Greek.

It’s clear that you are correct that Peter was affirming heaven’s decisions.

http://biblehub.com/matthew/16-19.htm

and I will give to thee the keys of the reign of the heavens, and whatever thou mayest bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever thou mayest loose upon the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.’