He was just writing names.

This would be like saying Pope Rock I

Francis is not his birth name

But does writing names in a certain order back then mean anything?

@Iakovos Their new names, were the ones that have been baptized from Christ

Galatians 2:6-9 New International Version (NIV)

6 As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—they added nothing to my message. 7 On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,[a] just as Peter had been to the circumcised.[b] 8 For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle to the Gentiles. 9 James, Cephas[c] and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

So those who were held in high esteem - James, Peter, John

doesn't matter to Paul

because God does not show favoritism.

6 As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism

Which other apostles got new names?

🤷 I'm just analyzing the passage

Exactly

Are Paul's words not the Word of God?

I'll send you a list of verses

It's really long

Are they not Scriptural?

I need to sleep so I will look at it later.

Pual's words are the word of God.

http://orthochristian.com/47547.html @Iakovos @Deleted User

@Deleted User Can you send the verses as a DM to me too?

For what purpose?

I want to read them

I won't be able to convince you. I'd be glad just to get you to go to *any* church

I'm not going to be convinced about the papacy but I want to see both sides

@Deleted User

Would you be less catholic if the church allowed priests to be married and gay priests?

@Thornberry married priests aren't a problem

Gay priests?

@Thornberry Married priests would solve the degeneracy problems inside the churches

Wasn't absolutely banned until like the 11th century

Banning degeneracy would solve the degeneracy problem

@Deleted User I'd like to think so as well

Orthodox bishops aren't married either

They should allow marriage though

Imo

Marriage should only be illegal for the ones that choose to live inside Monasteries that women aren't able to go

I *agree* with it in principle

But at this time we don't have the money

@Deleted User I'm going out, if you don't mind send the verses. I'll read them when I'm done with my studying

A priest is paid pathetically low salary, works six days per week