How much does Pope Benedict have in common with the Apostle Peter?
| The Apostle Peter |
Pope Benedict XVI |
- an elder who submitted to Jesus as the head of the Church (1 Pet. 5:1; Col. 1:18)
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- believed he was supreme head of the Church with universal power (CCC 882)
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- taught we are born again through the living, abiding Word of God (1 Pet. 1:23)
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- taught we are born again through the ritual of baptism (CCC 1213)
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- taught salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone (Acts 4:12)
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- taught salvation without Jesus Christ (CCC 841)
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- taught eternal life is a gift of grace and secured by the power of God (1 Pet. 1:3-5)
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- taught eternal life is attained by merit and lost by mortal sin (CCC 2027, 1035)
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- knew Jesus was the rock (1 Pet. 2:7-8)
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- believed Peter was the rock (CCC 442)
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- taught Jesus was the guardian of the souls in the church (1 Pet. 2:25)
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- believed he had supreme and unhindered power over the souls in the church (882)
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- warned of false teachers who would teach heresies and malign the truth (2 Pet. 2:1-2)
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- became a false teacher by perverting the Gospel of grace (CCC 969, 1129)
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- was fallible (Gal.2:11-14)
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- believed he was infallible (CCC 891)
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- refused adoration of men (Acts 10:26)
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- welcomed adoration of men
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