#first pope

I’ve only read the bible once when I was young and my bible study has been limited to a week of barely paying attention at summer camp so I have what I would generously call almost zero context for what this guy was trying to say.

The sign said “The apostle Paul taught the opposite of what Jesus taught.” I know who Paul was but don’t really remember what his teachings were and how they differed so much, and why everyone got so worked up (beyond it seeming like kind of a duck move and the general rivalry between different views of Christianity)

Hi there,

I am not qualified to go into depth, but basically this person is saying that Paul undid all the work of Jesus.

This is problematic in two ways

It implies Jesus made a mistake. Jesus gave Paul the keys to the kingdom and by saying Paul (who was hand picked by Jesus) was wrong in how he lead the early Church…you can see why people get upset.

It implies that Jesus lied. (Matthew 5:15) Jesus said he would not undo Jewish laws but to “fulfill them.” And Paul said that Gentiles would not be required to adhere to Jewish rules. This is the quote many people use when refuting that Jesus would have loved everyone despite xyz.

Obviously, this man should not have been arrested.

tl;dr

“To follow Christ is to be in communion with the Pope, and therein lies the only security.” 

May 17, 2026, Traditional Latin Mass, Sunday after the Ascension

But the end of all is at hand. Be prudent therefore and watch in prayers.

 But before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covereth a multitude of sins.  

Using hospitality one towards another, without murmuring, As every man hath received grace, ministering the same one to another: as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

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The first person to hold the position of Pope was Linus, who was the bishop of Rome, another title of the pope, beginning in about 68 CE and going through his death in about 80 CE. By tradition, he received the position from the Apostles Peter and Paul when the Christian church in Rome. It wasn't until the late 2nd or early 3rd century that Peter was considered the bishop of Rome or pope. According to the Liber Pontificalis, a book of papal biographies through the 15th century.

The title of pope comes from the Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas) which means 'father'. It originally applied to all bishops, who originally were elders in the churches who watched over all the churches in a city in an almost monarchical manner as churches tended to be held within private homes. They were tasked with ensuring the churches maintained correct doctrine. It was determined that the bishop of Rome would ensure all other bishops would maintain the right doctrine, becoming the most senior member of the church, though there were other cities that were thought to have been equal initially, such as Jerusalem and Alexandria.

Originally, popes were chosen either by the preceding pope or by senior clergymen near Rome. The College of Cardinals didn't elect the pope until the 11th century CE. As such, Linus' election by Peter and Paul was considered binding though it wouldn't be by modern standards. Peter and Paul also appointed Anacletus at the same time and he was Linus' successor.

The first Pope was St Peter. His name originally was Simon, a fisherman. Later on he became the first of the disciples of Jesus and of the twelve apostles. St Matthew (XVI, 18–19) reports Jesus as saying to him: ‘Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my church … I will give unto thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.’ On those few words – the Latin version of which is inscribed around the base of the dome of St Peter’s Basilica – rests the entire structure of the Roman Catholic Church. Nice fact: the name Peter derives from the Aramaic kephas, translated into the Greek petros, meaning a rock or stone.

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