>>122127887In year 107 AD. St. Ignatius of Antioch, Student of John the Apostle wrote:
Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be; as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. It is not lawful to baptize or give communion without the consent of the bishop. On the other hand, whatever has his approval is pleasing to God. Thus, whatever is done will be safe and valid. -Letter to the Smyrnaeans8, J.R. Willis translation.
We clearly see the first Christians after the apostles call Christ's Church, Catholic.
Christ's Church in the Bible was and still is a visible Chain of Command with Christ at the Top, Founder, Lord God, Savior who chose men, the Apostles.
Peter, who is called Cephas was given the Keys to the Kingdom of heaven which symbolizes authority God gives him.
Christ's call to build His Church on Peter and the Apostlescame to be as shown in the Bible.
Acts 5:12-16 -Many signs and wonders were done among the people at the hands of the apostles. They were all together in Solomon’s portico.None of the others dared to join them, but the people esteemed them.Yet more than ever, believers in the Lord, great numbers of men and women, were added to them.Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or another of them.A large number of people from the towns in the vicinity of Jerusalem also gathered, bringing the sick and those disturbed by unclean spirits, and they were all cured.
For 2000 years there has been an unbroken line of Popes from St. Peter to Pope Francis today with divine teachings and doctrines that trace back to Christ and the Apostles.
This includes the fact that the Catholic Church also wrote and compiled the New Testament of the bible. St. Peter and St. Paul are both buried at Catholic churches in Rome.
