About the keys that were given to Peter in Matthew

[PetersKeys]

You’re correct. There had to be 12 Apostles at the Pentecost, in order to fulfill the Scriptures.

But Judas held, what? He held an office. What is an office? Look at the other quotes regarding succession, especially Isaiah.

What did Peter teach incorrectly?

In Galatians, Paul chastises Peter for not practicing what he was preaching. Peter did not teach in error. He just lived in error.

Numerous Catholics have chastised popes for the same reason, although various popes have lived in further error than others. But no Pope has taught a matter of faith and doctrine in error.

Yes that is true. Lotsa non-catholics think the Pope makes no errors or mistakes in his life. They do, just like anyone else. You can base the churches infallibility on the Pope’s personal life mistakes(like JPII kissing the Koran).

 

[guanophore]

Ahhhh, thus speaketh Pope ckempston… This is your interpretation my friend.

But you see, every Christian Faith disagreed with your interpretation until the 1930’s. Then, 99% of them changed over the next few decades.

Now, was the Holy Spirit silent on this matter for millenia, then decided to visit each faith one by one over a few generations to convince them that your interpretation is correct?

Or did public pressure convince various church leaders to give up on this doctrine or risk losing members who felt that their church was invading the privacy of their bedrooms…

Just wanted to throw in this passage from one of the Early Fathers:

"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain. Thou shalt love thy neighbour more than thine own soul. Thou shalt not slay the child by procuring abortion; nor, again, shalt thou destroy it after it is born. Thou shalt not withdraw thy hand from thy son, or from thy daughter, but from their infancy thou shalt teach them the fear of the Lord. " [The Epistle of Barnabas a.d. 100]