[HarleyD]

The last living apostle was John, not Peter. The Catholic Encyclopedia lists four popes as succeeding Peter, St. Linus, St. Anacletus I, St. Clement I and St. Evaristus, the last of whom reigned about A.D. 99. The apostle John lived until about A.D. 100 or later. Yet John, in his writings, never once mentioned the name of any of these popes or even the fact that any pope existed. Why? Four popes supposedly succeeded Peter during the life span of the apostle John. Yet, if there was to be a successor, wouldn’t John, the beloved disciple of Jesus and apostle of the Lamb and one of the twelve foundation stones, be the most logical choice?

[dartuser]

And where is the church of Rome mentioned in Revelation 2 and 3? Seems like the letters to the existing churches at the time would include Rome if Rome was truly that important.

The fact that Christ does not address a church in Rome immediately proves that Rome had ... and continues to have ... NO claim to primacy ... whether ancient or modern.