The disappearing "pope"

[Right Divider]

The Romanists here claim that Peter was the first "pope". That he was the most important person on earth after Jesus ascended into the cloud from the Mount of Olives...

And yet, Peter disappears from the book of Acts after chapter 15. Here are some of the facts:

• Peter was NOT presiding over the church in Jerusalem during the meeting documented in Acts 15.
  James was in charge (Acts 15:13 & 15:19).
• Luke, the writer of both the book of Luke and the book of Acts, was following Peter and the twelve up until this time...
  After that time, Luke began to follow Paul and those with Paul (note the pronoun changes in Acts 16).
• From that point on, Peter (aka Simeon) is absent from the entire rest of the book of Acts.
  Pretty strange for the "pope" to just disappear like that.
• Peter was one of twelve apostles chosen by Christ to judge the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Paul was the one apostle chosen by Christ to be the pattern for the body of Christ.

These are the facts and they are indisputable.

 

[Derf]

The Romanists here claim that Peter was the first "pope". That he was the most important person on earth after Jesus ascended into the cloud from the Mount of Olives...

And yet, Peter disappears from the book of Acts after chapter 15. Here are some of the facts:

• Peter was NOT presiding over the church in Jerusalem during the meeting documented in Acts 15.
  James was in charge (Acts 15:13 & 15:19).
• Luke, the writer of both the book of Luke and the book of Acts, was following Peter and the twelve up until this time...
  After that time, Luke began to follow Paul and those with Paul (note the pronoun changes in Acts 16).
• From that point on, Peter (aka Simeon) is absent from the entire rest of the book of Acts.
  Pretty strange for the "pope" to just disappear like that.
• Peter was one of twelve apostles chosen by Christ to judge the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Paul was the one apostle chosen by Christ to be the pattern for the body of Christ.

These are the facts and they are indisputable.

And the place where Peter reappears is when he has to be chastised by Paul for hypocrisy.

 

[Nick M]

The RCC is no different that Jehova's Witness (Wes Huff clears up the name confusion for some), LDS, and Islam. They all claim authority outside of scripture.

 

[Nick M]

This is an excellent tangent and worthy of its own thread. I would love to have dialogue with a clown show that is on YouTube and X. But they will not take a stand. “Father Mike” comes to mind.

 

[Nick M]

Luke, the writer of both the book of Luke and the book of Acts, was following Peter and the twelve up until this time...
After that time, Luke began to follow Paul and those with Paul (note the pronoun changes in Acts 16).

Most people can see the four gospels have a different angle to them. And there’s some testimony that is not present in all 4, and that does not invalidate any of it. Luke is the only one who points out that the meaning of the death burial and resurrection was also hidden from the apostles. He very specifically says the meaning is hidden from them. But this is a tangent.

 

[Derf]

Speaking of popes and tangents:

CNN: Behind Closed Doors, Pope Is Still Focused, Sharp, And Energetic

VATICAN CITY — CNN journalists on the ground at the Vatican are reporting that behind closed doors, Pope Francis remains focused, sharp, and brimming with energy.

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