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How did St Peter begin the Roman Catholic Church?
I would like to understand from when Jesus gave him the 'the keys of heaven and called him the "rock" on whom the church would be built' How did St Peter then go on to start the church? Where did he go from there?
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
Its a lie that Peter was the pope and founder of the catholic church. History proves the catholic church did not appear until the 4th century.
Therefore the catholic church see nothing wrong with lying to deceive people to follow them instead of Jesus.
- ?Lv 49 years ago
The Catholic Church's offical beginning came when Jesus assigned Peter as the first pope. But as history shows us, being a christian was a crime punishable by death until Constantine made Christianity legal to practice in public in the early 4th century. As a result of Christianity becoming legal, the Roman Catholic Church was finally "official". So all of the beliefs and practices that peter, the apostles, and early christians practiced during the undergound stages of Christianity are still practiced today.
Source(s): Catholic & High School History 101 - DaverLv 79 years ago
It's all in the Bible. . .
Peter is the Rock on which the Church is Built
Peter has the Keys of Authority over the Earthly Kingdom, the Church
Peter's Keys and Papal Succession
- Anonymous5 years ago
I will assume you are not only a schismatic (non-Catholic christian) or heathen but also young. St. Peter was of course not going around calling himself Pope. The title Pope came about either in the late Roman Empire or even after it's fall. The Pope was originally the Bishop of Rome (a title he still holds). The Roman Catholic Church came about later still, to differentiate it from other ancient Christian churches (Byzantine Orthodox/Greek Orthodox etc). Edit: Peter is CONSIDERED the first Pope as he was 'the rock upon which I will build My church,' to quote Jesus Christ.
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- mermaidLv 79 years ago
Jesus is the rock of the church, the church is built upon Jesus not Peter. ( "for no man can lay a foundation other than the one that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Peter was a weak man, Jesus called him "man of little faith" because he doubted Jesus and his word. He became an adversary, speaking for the devil, and Jesus had to rebuke him, ( Matt 16:23). In Gethsamane Jesus told him to watch and pray and yet he slept. Peter promised to follow Jesus all the way to prison and death, yet he denied him three times later that night.
Jesus would not have chosen to build his church on a sinful man, the bible says Jesus is the founder of the church.
- RobertLv 59 years ago
First you must understand that the bible was the creation of man, and that man made god, not the other way around; there was never any keys to heaven, and there was never a Jesus, most religious saints came from Greek mythology.
We no longer live in the stone or bronze age; that this is the 21st century; people are starting to realise that religion was a well structured lie.
- ?Lv 79 years ago
Peter didn't. Constantine did. Peter's message was lost to all but the few who have studied the teachings of Jesus. Christianity opposes Jesus' teachings.
- KarenitaLv 69 years ago
he traveled the world and taught the Word of God and those who listened went and taught others who would listen.