Where does the Bible address apostolic succession at all?
This concept that just because the Bible doesn't say anything about it, that means we can make up anything we want as we go, call it *sacred Tradition* and consider the matter settled, leads only to gross error.
I spent the day reading about the great protestants of the second and third centuries. Those brave Baptist and Unitarian warriors who were martyred protecting the Church; the brilliant Christ the Scientist, Lutheran, Presbyterian and Anglican theologians who contributed so much in their writings. And how could one ignore the stalwart Karo Batak Protestants and their development of Sunday services and bible studies? Wow, what a rich history! I’m going to chant Amazing Grace in Latin all day.....