The reports of political death are greatly exaggerated.
Which theocracy, with fewer than 1000 citizens is able to command world attention, have dictators literally shaking in their pants(General Jaruzelski), and have its leader draw millions to open air events? Hmmm, what would that be??
If you guessed Vatican City, you would be right!
Fortunately, political power isn’t essential in the spreading of the Gospel, but it certainly helps.
No other organization has more charitable hospitals, schools, or charitable anything than the Catholic Church.
As Peter was the leader of the Apostles after the Resurrection, so his successor leads his brother bishops in the care of the Church and its believers, as well as its ministries of charity and evangelization to the entire world.
Regarding the Bible and the organization of the Church, one only need look at Matthew 16:13-20; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-21. You will continue to notice in the entire book of Acts that Peter is the lead figure. St. Paul goes to Jerusalem to see Peter first, then James, but no other Apostles (Galatians 1:18).
These references are only a small sampling of what the Bible tells us about the organization of the Church.
I hope this helps!
Posting a bunch of RCC advertisements doesn’t help.
Will the real apostle Peter please stand up? It certainly isn’t your celibate, rosary bead counting, Mary idolator, pompous monarch with a crown on his head on a throne in Rome, the list goes on and on, Peter the Pope. The apostle Peter I see in the Bible is NONE of this!
The Peter I see in the Bible was not celibate, he had a wife, his counting of rosary beads while mumbling prayerful repetitions to Mary is not in the Bible. No record in the Bible of him being called a Pope, or Holy Father. Nowhere does he say the church is founded on himself at the rock either, he said Jesus Christ is the one the church is founded on, 1 Pet. 2:6-8.