Agreed

I don't believe he was the *Pope*, but I do believe he was the head of the church of Rome.

But he's like a celebrity I guess

Kinda like a celebrity in the eyes of teenagers in the 90s

The interpretation I get from the bible is that the united Church are the people that worship God correctly.

You don't see this much now because celebs are all niggers

But back in the 90s, we had people like Britney Spears

Spice Girls etc

She turned out bad though. I remember her.

And girls used to basically emulate them

Did their hair and makeup the same way, copied their clothes etc

Of course they didn't wear $15,000 jackets back then

It's the same celebrity emulation and admiration

The sheep are admiring the shepherd, rather than the owner of the flock. The shepherd is just one of his employees.

Christ is my Shepherd

If I was to be Christian. I am trying.

Christ isn't here, and he has appointed someone to shepherd the flock. Who will be judged like anyone else.

In fact they receive a harsher judgment. We are responsible for ourselves. He is responsible for his leadership of the whole flock

Anyway you also have to remember people will make false or embellished statements

Both to gain support for their cause "see the Pope did it, we should support it"

And to cause division among their enemies "look you alt-right trolls, Catholics are liberal"

Eh. I can pray myself. I can ask God for guidance and the Holy Spirit will speak to my heart.

If I am wrong I will be judged.

Papal primacy is a matter of theology and is fairly easy to settle

I know, but I don't agree with the current pope and so I won't listen to him.

The Gospel of Matthew was originally written in Aramaic and is actually written primarily for the Jews

ܐܴܦ݂ ܐܷܢܳܐ ܐܴܡܰܪ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܠܴܟ݂ ܂ ܕܱ݁ܐܢ̄ܬ݁ ܗ̄ܽܘ ܟܻ݁ܐܦ݂ܳܐ ܂ ܘܥܰܠ ܗܳܕ݂ܶܐ ܟܻ݁ܐܦ݂ܳܐ ܐܷܒ݂ܢܶܝܗ ܠܥܺܕ̱݁ܬ݁ܝ܂ ܘܬ݂ܱܪ̈ܥܶܐ ܕܱ݁ܫܝܽܘܠ ܠܴܐ ܢܶܚܣܢܽܘܢܳܗ܂

The word ܟܺܐܦܳܐ

Means rock

Basically you are Peter and on this Peter...or, you are Rock and on this Rock...both equally correct

Paul usually uses that word to refer to him, rather than the Greek word

Transliteration "Cephas"

Peter's name means rock.

So of course he would refer to him that way

Besides, Paul rebuked a church once because they were saying

"I follow Paul, I follow John, I follow Peter!" Etcc

And Paul thanked God he didn't baptize but a few because the ones he baptized were followers of Christ.

He named Peter that

You are Rock, and on this Rock

Even when writing in Greek, Paul usually chose to use the Aramaic transliteration rather than the Greek translation "Petrus"

"The blessed Peter, the chosen, the preeminent, the first among the disciples, for whom alone with himself the Savior paid the tribute, quickly gasped and understood their meaning. And what does he say? 'Behold, we have left all and have followed you'" - Clement of Alexandria, 200 AD