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To: vladimir998; metmom
Why do you disagree with the RCC position?

CCC 424 Moved by the grace of the Holy Spirit and drawn by the Father, we believe in Jesus and confess: 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.' On the rock of this faith confessed by St. Peter, Christ built his Church. "To preach. . . the unsearchable riches of Christ"

458 posted on 03/21/2014 6:06:08 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
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To: CynicalBear

“Why do you disagree with the RCC position?”

I don’t have any disagreement with Royal Crown Cola.

And about Peter, show me where the CCC says there’s only one sense to the verse.

552 Simon Peter holds the first place in the college of the Twelve; Jesus entrusted a unique mission to him. Through a revelation from the Father, Peter had confessed: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Our Lord then declared to him: “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.” Christ, the “living Stone”, thus assures his Church, built on Peter, of victory over the powers of death. Because of the faith he confessed Peter will remain the unshakable rock of the Church. His mission will be to keep this faith from every lapse and to strengthen his brothers in it.

881 The Lord made Simon alone, whom he named Peter, the “rock” of his Church. He gave him the keys of his Church and instituted him shepherd of the whole flock. “The office of binding and loosing which was given to Peter was also assigned to the college of apostles united to its head.” This pastoral office of Peter and the other apostles belongs to the Church’s very foundation and is continued by the bishops under the primacy of the Pope.

In other words, Peter without his confession of his faith in Christ as the Son of the Living God was just Simon. With the confession, with the revelation and faith that came with it from God, Simon was made the rock by Christ.

There’s no contradiction. Only Protestant anti-Catholics who don’t know what they’re talking about.


472 posted on 03/21/2014 8:33:53 AM PDT by vladimir998
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