beliving in our catholic faith we know that peter was the first priest.  then who was the 2nd priest?
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the second pope would either be Pope Linus
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Hi there,\n\nThe apostles are listed in Matthew 10:2 "These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him."\n\nJudas Iscariot is replaced by Matthias in Acts 1:23-26.\n\nMark is understood to be the sidekick or secretary of Peter. This is why his Gospel is included, as it contains information of an eyewitness (Peter), even though the author themselves may not have been one of the twelve. This however, does not mean they were not necessarily there.\n\nLuke makes it known that his account is compiled from an investigation of the events. (Luke 1:1-4)\n\nLuke is also the author of the book of Acts (or The Acts of the Apostles). Although written mainly in the third person, Luke makes it known that we was present at the events starting from Luke 16:10 by using the word "we" instead of "they".\n\nAs a bit of trivia, Luke appears to have written Luke and Acts as one volume, to the same audience, a person referred to as Theophilus (Luke 1:1, Acts 1:1).
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Saint Peter, with Saint Paul coming in a close second.
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Jesus was a human being.  His divinity was bestowed upon him by the Catholic Church about 400 years after he died.
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Well, let's start with Christianity. Before Jesus died on the cross, he said to Peter, "On you I will build my church." So Peter essentially became the first Pope of the Catholic church, and from then on the "first church" continued to appoint popes. Then comes Martin Luther into the picture. He saw some real problems in the Catholic church that he wanted changed. He demanded change, but was excommunicated instead. Still, he had followers. They became the Lutheran church. And so they were the first to "protest" the Catholic church, thereby becoming "protestants." Then there were the Catholics in England. The king didn't like the fact that he could not divorce, so he broke away from the church too and made his own, the Anglican church. \n\nSo to keep it short and sweet. Different religions form when a group in one religion breaks away from the original and it's like a domino effect and they just evolved into what you see today: the Episcopalians, the Methodists, the Presbyterians, the Baptists, the Pentecostals, etc.
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Christianity and specifically Roman Catholic because when Christ established his church, he set up a living, continuing authority to teach, govern and sanctify in his name. St peter(who Jesus gave a new name to Simon{which means rock}) was made the head of the church as Matthew 16:13-19 tells us.  The catholic church is the only one that can trace it beginnings in an unceasing line, straight back to St Peter.
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I believe the first mother 'taught' her child to do stuff.  But as for the first official docent?  Sorry, I  do not know, but I do know that there are references to schooling in the bible for the priests I believe.  \n\nSocrates and Aristotle were both teachers.  How about the ancient Egyptians?
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Well  to start off with NO man other than Jesus had primacy over the Christian   Congregation   as Acts  15:1-29  brings out  when a disagreement over the issue of circumcission  arose they didnt say lets see  what peter has to say   but the matter was brought to the Apostles and older men and they discussed and prayed over the matter and then  announced THEIR   DECISSION  for the Congregations     also  the Bible  clearly says   that there is ONE  MEDIATOR  BETWEEN  GOD  AND MAN   CHRIST  JESUS  .....!!!!!!!  1st Tim 2:5   and why would any one pray to dead people to start with  as the Bible plainly says   that is  futile   Ecc9:5,10   and Ezekiel  18:4   the whole idea of some pope  did  not exhist in the Christian  Congregation   and it was some 4-500   years   after the death of peter and the other Apostles     and then there is the matter of all the statues and  immages , puictures that people pray to  why when the Bible cleary condems such   un Christian practices    Ex 20:1-17,  Lev   26:1  2nd Cor 6:16,    1st John 5:21   Isa 44:13-19   Jer  10:14,15,   Ps  115: 4-8   Deut   4:25,26  1st Cor 10:14,19-22    Rev 21 :8  really sums it up    and as a bit of icing on the proverbial cake  we have Matt 23 :5-9   hope this helps    best wishes   Gorbalizer
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#1.  Pope Peter.\n#2.  Pope John Paul II\n#3.  Pope Paul VI\n#4.  Pope Leo I\n#5.  Pope Sylvester II
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From  Matthew Henry's Consice Commentary on the Whole Bible concerning Matthew 16:12-20\n\n"Verses 13-20 Peter, for himself and his brethren, said that they were assured of our Lord's being the promised Messiah, the Son of the living God. This showed that they believed Jesus to be more than man. Our Lord declared Peter to be blessed, as the teaching of God made him differ from his unbelieving countrymen. Christ added that he had named him Peter, in allusion to his stability or firmness in professing the truth. The word translated "rock," is not the same word as Peter, but is of a similar meaning. Nothing can be more wrong than to suppose that Christ meant the person of Peter was the rock. Without doubt Christ himself is the Rock, the tried foundation of the church; and woe to him that attempts to lay any other! Peter's confession is this rock as to doctrine. If Jesus be not the Christ, those that own him are not of the church, but deceivers and deceived. Our Lord next declared the authority with which Peter would be invested. He spoke in the name of his brethren, and this related to them as well as to him. They had no certain knowledge of the characters of men, and were liable to mistakes and sins in their own conduct; but they were kept from error in stating the way of acceptance and salvation, the rule of obedience, the believer's character and experience, and the final doom of unbelievers and hypocrites. In such matters their decision was right, and it was confirmed in heaven. But all pretensions of any man, either to absolve or retain men's sins, are blasphemous and absurd. None can forgive sins but God only. And this binding and loosing, in the common language of the Jews, signified to forbid and to allow, or to teach what is lawful or unlawful. "
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Ok I have been reading these catholic questions for the past few days. Funny ppl who are not catholic seem to know everything on the faith. I am a catholic , no I don't know everything about my faith. Think about it . It's over 2000 yrs old. To answer your question. Yes we are CHRISTAINS. We belive GOD comes first before anyone else. We DO NOT worship mary or the saints. We DO Not pray to statues.We DO NOT worship the POPE either. He is the churchs leader. You know how others faiths have rev,minsters etc.  \n\n  Yes we have had some bad popes, priest etc. But if you research it theres other faiths out there that have had some rather questionable leaders. \n\n  Also I have never heard any priest, decon in the catholic church say that ppl from other faiths are going to hell. My own personal opionon is this, you must belive in Jesus Christ that he is our savior and died on the cross. Do your best during your life time to be a good person and follow the 10 commandments. ( if you break them then ask for forgivness ) and do good works charitys, helping those who have less then you and so on. \n\n  I'm not saying the Catholic church is perfect. But really think about it what faith is? We are all human beings. We are NOT perfect. \n\n  So before anyone feels the need to pass judgement on the catholic church . Remember we are not here to judge one another thats GODS job. Before anyone pass's judgement on the catholic faith. Take a good look in the mirror and ask yourself  am i perfect? , is my church perfect? Do sin against God ? \n\n Sorry not trying to come off nasty or mean. Just makes me ill when i see so many pass judgememt on something the really have no clue about. \n\n  God Bless ......
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+ Enormous Hierarchy +\n\nThere are 1.1 billion Catholics in the world and the number is growing. Do you think the apostles ever thought there would be more that a million people for every bishop (successors of the Apostles)?\n\n+ The Pope +\n\nJesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." (Matthew 16:17-19)\n\nThe Catholic Church believes the Lord made Simon alone, whom he named Peter, the "rock" of his Church. He gave him the keys of his Church and instituted him shepherd of the whole flock.\n\nThe current Pope is the successor of Peter in an unbroken line from the direct words of Jesus Christ.\n\n+ Celibacy +\n\nFirst, Judeo-Christian tradition has always held that single people be celibate. This is taught by Judaism and Christianity from before the Scriptures were written down.\n\nThe question should be: Why can't priests marry?\n\nThis idea came from the Jews, John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Apostle Paul.\n\nThe Jews. The Talmud argues that a person whose “soul is bound up with the Torah and is constantly occupied with it” may remain celibate (Maimonides, Laws of Marriage 15.3). This argument could certainly have been based on the biblical example of Jeremiah, a celibate prophet who was ordered by Yahweh not to marry (Jeremiah 16:1-4). Moreover, the Essenes was a group that was active in Jesus’ time that practiced celibacy and thought by most scholars to be the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.\n\nJohn the Baptist and Jesus are both believed to have been celibate for their entire lives. Some scholars believe that either or both Jesus and John the Baptist were influenced in their celibacy by the example of the Essenes.  \n\nThe Apostle Paul is explicit about his celibacy (see 1 Cor. 7). There is also evidence in the gospel of Matthew for the practice of celibacy among at least some early Christians, in the famous passage about becoming “eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 19:12).  \n\nThe concept took many twists and turns over the years and will probably take a few more before Christ returns in glory.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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The pope is the earthly leader and God is the spiritual leader.
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St. Vincent de Paul was a priest.\n\nSt. John Vianney was not a slave.  Go here for his bio.\n\nhttp://members.tripod.com/st_john_vianney/biography.html
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I don't know if he did anything above and beyond what the others did.  But, Jesus told him that he would deny Jesus 3 times and he did.  Was a great lesson there.  Like how many times have we "denied" Him, even tho we swear we'd never do such a thing, and yet he still loves us, keeps us, and forgives us.  Peter went on to be a teacher.
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No, Jesus is referred to as the second Adam.  See 1 Cor 15:45.
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A Christian is one who believes in Jesus as God and accepts Jesus as his/her personal saviour. As such, Catholics ARE Christians. The Roman Catholic church is said to have started with Peter, to whom Jesus said,\n\nMatthew 16:18-19\nAnd I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.\n\nRoman Catholics say they have a direct line of Popes starting from Peter, to the Pope of today.\n\nThen along came King Henry VIII, who liked to chop and change, as it were. He took issue with the Christian doctrine of not being allowed to divorce and remarry, so started his own church: the Church of England - the first form of Protestantism. "Protestant" comes from "protest" as they were protesting against the rules of the existing Church. According to my year eight history teacher (oh so long ago!) any Christian denomination that isn't Roman Catholic, *is* Protestant by definition due to the origins of the term "Protestant." And on the story goes, with different sects popping up along the way.\n\nCatholicism does tend to be a bit more "flowery" and ornate than other denominations of Christianity. I grew up in the Roman Catholic church and changed to Pentecostal fundamentalism later on. I did the rounds and tried nearly every denomination out there to see what felt right for me. My experience has been that while basically the same overall, the Catholic church tends to be far more formal where other churches are a little more laid back. Catholics have a set hierarchy, where many modern Christian denominations have lay people participating at higher levels than in the past, and women being more involved in church leadership. I'm not saying this is either good or bad; this is just an observation. Other than that, there aren't many differences in core beliefs. \n\nSome people do argue that Roman Catholics "aren't really Christians" because of different rituals and practices, such as confession and penance. However, it's not about receiving forgiveness from a Priest instead of God. It's about confessing your sins as the bible instructs Christians to do - it's about the act of confession and the Priest affirming forgiveness from God. Some people find this helpful; others don't. Certainly, praying specific prayers as a form of atonement may seem strange - but think for just a minute: who are the prayers really for? God can't benefit from anything we do. The prayers are for the benefit of the person who is praying, and no one else. There are reasons behind things that people who have never been Catholic won't understand. It may seem strange - but *anything* that isn't understood seems strange, whether that be religious ritual or otherwise. Scripture to support this is:\n\nJames 5:16\nConfess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.\n\n1 John 1:9\nIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.\n\nAnother thing that can be seen as strange by non-Catholics is the fact that priests and nuns don't marry. The explanation for that is quite simple: they used to. Way back when, when priests had families and they died, they left everything to their families. Unfortunately, the Church at the time didn't like this. Priests usually lived on the church property, causing a problem for the Church. It was a question of financial gain, rather than anything religious, and so the church banned priests from marrying. This way, even if they had a child, it would be out of wedlock - making the child illegitimate (by their standards) and consequently the chil