Sorry FRiend, I am not going to get into an argument with you over the issues. Have you read the Matthew passages starting with chapter 23? I do not take the mention of “upon this rock I will build my church” to be an introduction to the rest of Matthew’s account as addressing the Church (ekklesia).
And you won't.
You and I already know where each of us will align on most issues by now, but there may be some reading this thread who also won't accept a 'thus it is so' answer to certain questions, and want to see WHY it is supposed to be 'thus and so'.