Facts are facts. You might not like them, or find them unpalatable, but they are still there.
I was a protestant but I jumped over when I realised I was wrong about the facts of the early church.
I realise that others disagree and that is fine with me. You don’t have to answer to me, you answer to God himself.
“The reason the Roman Catholic views are not refuted in the church fathers is because they did not exist.”
Actually, they affirm the view that Peter was primary. Scripture does too, as Christ’s words are issued not to Paul, James, John or any of the other disciples.
“Blessed are you, Simon Peter, for this was not revealed to you by men, but by your Father in Heaven.”
You’re free to follow Christ as you see fit.
I answer to God this way: Christ is my Savior. If you find fault with that, I don’t care. You are fine to look to Rome for your salvation. Christ is my Savior, and I am eternally grateful to Him.
As I’ve said before, I don’t have a problem with Roman Catholics, as long as they promote Christ. But once they start promoting their denomination over Christ — that’s where I have the problem. If you magnify Jesus Christ, as a Roman Catholic believer, that’s wonderful. If you diminish my faith in Jesus because I follow Him, or diminish Jesus by exalting Rome, then that’s problematic.