Those who want to identify the Babylon of 1 Peter with Rome must explain why the Bablyon of Revelation does not refer to Rome.
Not exactly.
They are two different books.
Besides that, a Catholic can accept that both refer to Rome. Revelation is referring to Rome, the Empire. Only some serious anachronism makes this reference to the Church that would grow to be situated roughly in Rome.
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Not exactly. They are two different books.
Well, that's an explanation, isn't it? ;o)
It is certainly possible to claim that the terms were used independent of each other, and for different purposes.