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Simon Peter or Cephas, the first pope, Prince of the Apostles, and founder, with St. Paul, of the see of Rome. Peter was a native of Bethsaida, near Lake Tiberias, the son of John, and worked, like his brother St. Andrew, as a fisherman on Lake Genesareth.
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www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5358
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Catholic writers often speak of "the primacy of Peter" and "the primacy of the Pope." However, Col. 1:18, speaking of Christ, says, "And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead;
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www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm
www.bible.ca/cath-peter=pope.htm
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Pope Constantine was born Flavius Valerius Constantinus at Nis on Feb. 27, 280, in what is now Serbia, son of the commander Constantius Chlorus (later Constantius I) and Helena a camp follower and Balkan barmaid. ... " . . . In the first, while Diocletian was sacrificing in public, the chief interpreter of the victims'
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www.reformation.org/meet_the_first_pope.html
www.reformation.org/meet_the_first_pope.html
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A friend has provided me a copy of the August 7, 1998 issue of The Sword of the Lord, which contains an article, "Was Peter the First Pope?" by Dr. Herbert Booth Smith.
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www.cfpeople.org/Apologetics/page51a066.html
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There is ample evidence in the New Testament that Peter was first in authority among the apostles. Whenever they were named, Peter headed the list (Matt. 10:1-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke 6:14-16, Acts 1:13); ... -- Pope John VIII, an excerpt from his sanction of the use of the Slavonic language in the Mass and other church...
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www.catholic.com/library/Peter_and_the_Papacy.asp
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Currently the pope is treated as if he were not merely the bishop of the Roman church, but rather the bishop of every church while the local bishops are merely his assistants. The situation was radically different during the first centuries of Christianity.
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atheism.about.com/od/popesandthepapacy/a/peterpope.htm
atheism.about.com/od/popesandthepapacy/a/peterpope.htm
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Who was the first Pope of the Catholic Church? St. Peter was the first pope. In Matthew 16:18-19 Jesus states: And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I... ... St. Peter was the first pope. In Matthew 16:18-19 Jesus states: " And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church,
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www.answerbag.com/q_view/1408
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"Someone told me these ones are going to be worth something because it's the first pope of the (new) millennium," he said, fishing in his pockets to make sure he had enough money left to make his prized purchases.
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www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0503323.htm
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The first pope was most likely the Simon from Acts 8:9-24. This Simon sounds more like the predecessor of the papal line, practicing sorcery, giving out that himself was some great one, and offering money for power.The catholic church has always been about money and power.
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www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1582585/St-Peter-was...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1582585/St-Peter-was-not-the-first-Pope-and-never-went-to-Rome-claims-Channel-4.html
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