Did Christ Make Peter A Pope or Not?

Answer 1

Catholics believe yes. Non-Catholics believe no.

Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." (Matthew 16:17-19)

The Catholic Church believes the Lord made Simon alone, whom he named Peter, the "rock" of his Church. He gave him the keys of his Church and instituted him shepherd of the whole flock.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Absolutely not ! Peters confession that Jesus was the Christ, is the Son of God (is the rock) and not Peter.Jesus goes on to say that upon this rock a church is to be built and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.We know that Peter denied Him later as we to often do."For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid,which is Jesus Christ" 1 Cor.3:9-14.Today I see the Pope being bowed to and worshiped by his followers.Peter when he came into Cornelius's house,"Cornelius met him ,and fell down at his feet,and worshiped him.But Peter took him up, saying, Stand Up ; I myself also am a man."Acts 10:25-26.Now I have never seen the Pope do anything like that.And unless he repents of his arrogance and pride we never will.This is why you see so many professing to know Christ and yet not living the life.Their foundation is built on man (sand) , and not Christ the (ROCK).On Christ the solid rock I stand all other ground is sinking sand.

Answer 3

He did not.Jesus didn't even know what a Pope was.We all know Paul went to Rome but there's no evidence Peter ever went there.That was started in the late 200s when the 3 main Churches started wanting a central control.finally the church split,Roman Catholic,Greek Orthodox,and Egyptian Coptic.Papal sucession from Peter is baloney. Peter had said to a question of "who do people say I am?"from Jesus,Peter said "You are Christ,the Son of the living God".Then Jesus said "Upon this rock,I will found my church" In other words on this" statement of belief."

Answer 4

Although many Catholics' try hard to follow The Lord, they do not realize that their church fathers have added many things that are not in the Bible. No, the Bible does not say Peter was made a Pope. It does not say Jesus ate a peice of white bread and a shot glass of grape juice every month. Nor does it endorse the worship of Mary. Christmas isn't biblical either, that's a good thing to look up. You should question everything you hear, from the media, people at church, and from me. You're on the right track too.

Answer 5

He did not! Peter was the first human being to whom the divinity of Christ was revealed through the Spirit. This principle was to become the foundation of the true church, and Christ marked the occasion in the minds of all who would become true Christians (followers of Christ, and his teachings) by giving Peter power and authority so long as it was spiritually imparted. He did not give him the power to call himself the Pope, nor to appoint successors, etc. as this "tradition" was initiated some 325 years after Christ, by the Roman Emperor, Constantine, ensuring that the new faith would be dictated not by Christ, but by the government. These are all man-made doctrines, read as: against the sprititual teachings of Christ.

As for infallibility, remember that it was not long after this that Peter denied Christ and cursed and railed against being identified with him--some would say that this could be identified with the so-called "unpardonable sin." However, following this tirade, and after the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, Peter was forgiven and restored to full fellowship with Christ. Always the human though, in the Acts of the Apostles to follow, we see where, once again Peter became involved in an argument with Paul over the need for circumcision, in observance of Jewish law. Peter was in error, and Paul prevailed in the debate. Clearly, Peter was not a Pope. He was a Christian, as fallible as all the rest of us struggling and contending for the faith, and as such, finding favor with God.

Answer 6

No, He did not. Some religionists today advocate that man is saved by faith only. However, there is only one passage in the entire Bible that has the words "faith" and "only" together and it says, "not by faith only" (James 2:24). The Catholics today speak of the Pope as vicar, taking the place of God (Christ Himself is God, Matt. 1:23; John 1:1), yet there is only one passage in the entire Bible which speaks of a man doing such and it calls him "the man of sin."
James Cardinal Gibbons, a Catholic Archbishop said, "Jesus our Lord, founded but one Church, which He was pleased to build ON PETER!(OOPS! not good) Therefore, any church that does not recognize Peter as its foundation stone is not Christ church, and therefore cannot stand, for it is not the work of God." (The Faith of Our Fathers, p. 82). The apostle Paul said, "For other foundation no one can lay, but that which has been laid, which is Christ Jesus" (1 Cor. 3:11). There is no other foundation but Christ! Therefore, any church which does not recognize Christ ALONE as the foundation stone cannot be Christ church!

Answer 7

No he did not make him a pope.
Below is the quotation.... Peter had just confessed that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the LIving God. This truth is the solid foundation (bedrock) that the church was to be built upon. The translation from the concordance are included in parenthesis below.

Matthew 16:15. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16. And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
18. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter (stone), and upon this rock (bedrock) I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Answer 8

well...people who think so are convinced he did.. this is an issue you dont want to over simplify

by the way the Greek Orthodox church traces its leader back to the bishop of Jerusalem and to Peter...so...??

and by the way... when Peter addresses the church in his letter.. he calls em all living rocks... he didnt say HEY IM THE ROCK remmember.. how cool is that?

the vision in Revelation of foundations of heaven were the 12 Apostles each foundation with a name... not a much greater stack of foundations each with a pope name... I think leans agains the papal succession idea

Answer 9

Just because Christ put his trust in peter to build his church, that doesn't mean that they were catholic, seeing as they were in the middle east region and knew nothing of any other places in the world other than those in their little area.

Answer 10

According to the Bible, there should not even be a clergy class. The Bible says; give free because you received free, there should not be a salary for being a minister, all are brothers and all are ministers.