Uh the Catholic Church did not get started from the beginning. The Churches were separate entities that were combined by the Church and Bishop of Rome. Constantine was the first pope. Not Peter.
“Constantine was the first pope. Not Peter.”
Whoa, don’t tell Jesus that. He thought he made Peter the Pope when he said in front of the apostles, “I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Yeah, there is also the theory that there was an “Underground” church that dates back to the time of Christ which is not the Catholic Church. That is what I learned growing up in the Church of Christ. Unfortunately these re-writes of history don’t hold up historically speaking.