Comments on: Peter”s Confession of Faith http://blog.mycatholicfaithdelivered.com/2010/08/05/peters-confession-of-faith/ Time for the Timeless Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:51:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: leon http://blog.mycatholicfaithdelivered.com/2010/08/05/peters-confession-of-faith/#comment-1087 leon Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:23:55 +0000 /post/Peters-Confession-of-Faith.aspx#comment-1087 Amen to that, Thomas. Surely in all the passages that describe the encounter Our Lord is speaking to the apostles, asking what they say (as opposed to what everyone else is saying). Peter takes it upon himself to speak on behalf of the group (which in itself speaks to the reality of the Pope as the head of the college of bishops). I wasn''t quoting Scripture when I added "Peter" to the question, but was illustrating that all of us are called to make a bold profession of faith. This was Peter''s moment. Btw, the shift in tense is significant, but note that the "binding and loosing" authority originally given to Peter was also given to the other apostles united with Peter in Matthew 18 (not to mention John 20:23-24; see generally CCC 1444-45). Even so, your point is well taken. I need to get my language books out of storage! Amen to that, Thomas. Surely in all the passages that describe the encounter Our Lord is speaking to the apostles, asking what they say (as opposed to what everyone else is saying). Peter takes it upon himself to speak on behalf of the group (which in itself speaks to the reality of the Pope as the head of the college of bishops). I wasn”t quoting Scripture when I added "Peter" to the question, but was illustrating that all of us are called to make a bold profession of faith. This was Peter”s moment.

Btw, the shift in tense is significant, but note that the "binding and loosing" authority originally given to Peter was also given to the other apostles united with Peter in Matthew 18 (not to mention John 20:23-24; see generally CCC 1444-45). Even so, your point is well taken. I need to get my language books out of storage!

]]> By: Thomas http://blog.mycatholicfaithdelivered.com/2010/08/05/peters-confession-of-faith/#comment-1086 Thomas Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:19:30 +0000 /post/Peters-Confession-of-Faith.aspx#comment-1086 I enjoyed the post and love that passage which establishes the authority of Peter as first Pope. I''d like however to note one small but crucial mistake: our Lord does pose the question to Peter alone as you suggest, He uses the plural (‘Umeis de tina me legete einai?), thus asking the all the Apostles. This helps strengthen your point that he is asking all of us through the ages as well. Our Lord shifts to the SINGULAR when he responds to Peter and gives him the keys to the kingdom. A very significant shift of person, in the grammatical sense, signifying that only Peter was given the power to bind and loose on heaven and earth. I can''t encourage my fellow Catholics enough to learn Greek (as well as Latin), so as to be able to refer to the original texts of the New Testament. Many Evangelicals have studied Greek, at least enough to throw some words around and gain authority in theological discussion. But the original texts support Catholic teaching on every possible, so if you can go to the original Greek, there can be no rebuttal. I can''t encourage my fellow Catholics enough to learn Greek (as well as Latin), so as to be able to refer to the original texts of the New Testament. Many Evangelicals have studied Greek, at least engough to throw some words around and gain authority in theological discussion. But the orignal texts support Catholic teaching on every possible, so if you can go to the orignial Greek, there can be no rebuttal. I enjoyed the post and love that passage which establishes the authority of Peter as first Pope. I”d like however to note one small but crucial mistake: our Lord does pose the question to Peter alone as you suggest, He uses the plural (‘Umeis de tina me legete einai?), thus asking the all the Apostles. This helps strengthen your point that he is asking all of us through the ages as well. Our Lord shifts to the SINGULAR when he responds to Peter and gives him the keys to the kingdom. A very significant shift of person, in the grammatical sense, signifying that only Peter was given the power to bind and loose on heaven and earth.

I can”t encourage my fellow Catholics enough to learn Greek (as well as Latin), so as to be able to refer to the original texts of the New Testament. Many Evangelicals have studied Greek, at least enough to throw some words around and gain authority in theological discussion. But the original texts support Catholic teaching on every possible, so if you can go to the original Greek, there can be no rebuttal.

I can”t encourage my fellow Catholics enough to learn Greek (as well as Latin), so as to be able to refer to the original texts of the New Testament. Many Evangelicals have studied Greek, at least engough to throw some words around and gain authority in theological discussion. But the orignal texts support Catholic teaching on every possible, so if you can go to the orignial Greek, there can be no rebuttal.

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