Was Peter The First Pope. Did he have any successors? Clearly, if the apostle peter were alive today, he would never be accepted as pope.
Let us begin by considering the primary text to which appeal is made in discussing the claim that jesus appointed peter as pope: Peter was a native of bethsaida, near lake tiberias, the son of john, and worked, like his brother st. Its answer should, and will, impact our understanding of the faith.
I compiled 255 pages of quotes showing that the early church was always and completely catholic.
Jerome “‘but,’ you [jovinian] will say, ‘it was on peter that the church was founded’ [matt. Six reasons why peter was not the first pope. Peter was a native of bethsaida, near lake tiberias, the son of john, and worked, like his brother st. He was the first leader of the church for sure….