Did Jesus establish the Church?

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I have been in a discussion with a Catholic who has a Master’s in Theology (I do not) about whether Jesus founded the Church on Peter (my stance.) The theologian’s stance is that Jesus and his apostles remained Jewish all of their lives and did not establish a new religion; and went on to say: “Yes, the Scripture passage which you’ve quoted suggests a ‘church’ – but then we always need to remember that those gospels were were written by LATER followers of the Christ – and THEY were creating this new church.” This person concluded : “We may still disagree, but I hpe you will pray about this and read more and talk to scholars in your area.” I have prayed and I am consulting you and hope that you can clarify this point for me.
 
Dear A,

Don’t put yourself down. You at least have faith. One wonders about those self-styled theologians who arrogantly prefer their own opinions to the teachings of the Church.

Read these: catholic.com/library/church_papacy.asp

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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