The papal claim to supremacy rests on the Petrine Doctrine, but Scripture and history refute Peter as a supreme head of the church.
The Papal Claim to Supremacy and the Petrine Doctrine
Are the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church Successors of the Apostles?
Questioning who carries the apostles’ mantle? This piece weighs tradition against God’s Word for clarity. Dig into the debate now!
MATTHEW 16:18 “Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church”?
At the 1870 Vatican Council, the decreed that Peter was the supreme and full primacy and authority over the universal Catholic Church based on their interpretation of Matthew 16:16-19 and John 21:15-17 and the conversations between Jesus and Peter.
