"but Christ entrusted to Peter the Rock..."
See... This is the foundation of catholic's error. "JESUS CHRIST" is the "ROCK" not Peter. The minds of catholics have been twisted into believing the lie that "Peter" is the "Rock" and upon that lie they've accepted all the other lies the un-Holy See has build upon it.
I'm not trying to offend but rather... to enlighten. The Catholic cult was first the Babylonian cult (a religious system) that worshiped the Sun god Baal, who in his earthly form was named Nimrod - you can read about Nimrod in Genesis. This false religion predates ALL other "religions" and has NO PLACE with God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit.
No amount of spin is going to change this fact.
As I said... It would behoove people to first check out the group they are about to join before joining them and if you profess to be a "Christian" read the bible. Let God reveal Himself to you and not some arrogant, sinful oligarchy of pious ignoramus'. Let me put this another way. Catholics like to look to and try to cite Peter as an example. Well... first let me say that the "Peter" that catholics worship and the "Peter" I know are two different "Peters". The "Peter" that I know is the one in the bible and he, along with the fellow disciples, were asked, "When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven."
People cannot give revelation about God. All we can do is present the material. Only God can reveal Himself. People don't need mediators interceding for us. Jesus Christ is the only mediator we need however... For a season God has given some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ... And again... NO WHERE in scripture are popes, cardinals, nuns, alter boys, etc. mentioned.
And your "pass the loot" comment. HA HA HA HA..... Seriously? Do you have a clue how much money the catholic cult has extracted from it's parishioners since it's renaming in 378 AD? Have you ever seen Notre Dame? The Vatican? Have you ever considered the centuries spent building such structures all in the name of the "Catholic Church"? And the artwork, artifacts, etc. while they still, to this day con little old ladies out of every cent, peso or jewel they can?
Can we all say "hypocrites?" HA HA HA HA HA.... And please... Don't even try to say that catholicism has been "authenticated by scripture." Scripture itself exposes catholicism for the fraud it is.
I've never claimed that those protestant preachers you hate are any better than the catholic cult. What I've said and will continue to say is that NO MAN cometh to the Father but by Jesus Christ. There is no other way. To preach any other doctrine is... how do you say it? HERESY.
Sitting down and reading your bible might actually open your eyes.
Look... You're happy where you are. Suicide bombers are happy where they are. What can I say? I'm happy being seated at God's right hand in Heavenly places (Eph. 2:6). You and any other person that wishes to join me can. Any person that wishes to continue chasing unicorns can do that as well.
Pure, unadulterated gibberish that has been refuted by all the pre-eminent theologians of our day ranging from Augustine-Aquinas-Newman-Benedict (the theological Einstein of our times) - and even the leading and foremost Lutheran Scholar in American, the late Richard Neuhaus who converted to Catholicism. What you write is the errant nonsense peddled by scriptural amateurs.