After a certain point during Jesus’ ministry, John began habitually deferring to Peter, named by Jesus as head of the Apostles and his Vicar on earth. It is evident in the fact that he reached Jesus’ tomb first but waited and allowed Peter to enter it first to confirm the claims of Mary of Magdala. There is no reason to believe John did not act in the same way toward the second and later popes. Mary was a doctor of the Church but always deferred to Church authority. Can you imagine being a post-Peter pope and having that kind of a brain trust from whiChapter to draw?
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