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Jesus renamed Simon as Rock Jesus using words paralleling Isaiah 22, which every Jew of the time should have recognized. Then Jesus gave the keys of the kingdom to Rock (Peter) and to no other Apostle.
In Isaiah, the keys to the kingdom are given to the prime minister by the king so that the people know the prime minister has full authority when the king is absent.
Here is a question for Roman Catholics. The RCC’s official list of Popes says that Peter died in 67 AD, that is, he was executed by the Romans in 67 AD. According to the list of popes, the following popes are:
Reigned as Pope (AD)
Linus 67-76
Anacletus 76-88
Clement I 88-97
Evaristus 97-105
Traditionally, the Apostle John lived longer than any of the other original Apostles. The New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia says that John died in Ephesus in 100 AD. Why didn’t John become Pope when Peter died? John was personally instructed by Jesus for three years. Are we supposed to believe that John was subordinate to the Popes Linus, Anacletus, Clement I, and Evaristus? Or that any of these men would be Pope while the Apostle John was still alive?
Catholic tradition says that Peter went to Rome. Since Peter was the highest ranking Christian in Rome, he was the Bishop of Rome. Yet I have never seen Catholics refer to the Apostle John as a Bishop. If he spent his last years in Ephesus, wouldn’t that make John the Bishop of Ephesus?
If the early Christian Church is a hierarchy, I cannot believe that John was lower ranking than the various popes who held that office between 67 and 100 AD.
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: List of Popes List of popes
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. John the Evangelist Apostle John
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