Peter's successors?

[Fredricks]

SPH1:

No, they handed over the full (re-)consolidated power and authority in the Church.

By apostolic agreement Peter was “apostle to the Jews” and Paul was “apostle to the gentiles.” When Peter and Paul handed their authority to Linus, the full Catholic authority was re-consolidated in that one Church. No other Church received such a real and symbolic grant of full authority.

Now, Peter was always to be the foundation and chief shepard of the Church, no need to go over the scriptural proofs here. But you do mention several times how the early references in succession mention both Peter and Paul. I believe one of Christ’s purposes in bringing Paul to Rome was to be martyred there along with Peter and to really and symbolically confer Paul’s “apostleship to the gentiles” to the Roman Church along with Peter’s “apostleship to the Jews.”

Peter and Paul each handed over everything they had.

Apostleship to Jews/Gentiles ended. There was now only one apostleship again: Universal. In the Church of Rome.

I agree about Peter, himself to be clear, being the rock. That is plain in scripture. Now what specifically meant with the other apostles, I will clarify in another post. Where we disagree is that Peter put Linus in that spot as the foundation, but that is part of the post i am preparing, so give it time. We also disagree I am quite sure about what that looked like. You see, I should not jump ahead to my post but
You guys see Matthew 16:18 and then interpret the rest of the Bible through that lens.
We see the rest of the Bible and use that to understand Matthew 16:18
That will be explained later in another post.
I am at work today and cannot post later.

 

[Mickey]

JaneFrances:

To be clear, if Peter was prime (Fredricks, et al.). . . if he and Paul were in Rome leading the Church of Rome (Irenaeus). . . if the Roman Church held the presidency of the universal Church (Ignatius). . . if Peter and Paul handed over the office of leadership of the Roman Church to Linus (Irenaeus). . .and if that office was then handed over to subsequent successors (Ignatius, Eusebius, et al.), then what exactly are you trying to disprove?

Bingo!
This thread can now be closed.

 

[Michael_Francis]

Thank you to all who have participated in this discussion.
Having run it’s course (and pretty well at that) it is now closed.