Was Peter the CHIEF APOSTLE, having absolute authority over all the other 11 apostles? The Catholic Church claims Peter was the designated LEADER of all other apostles; that there has been an unbroken "succession of popes" which has ruled the Catholic Church from that time—and that the pope (called the "vicar of Christ"), when speaking from his official seat in St. Peter's, is INFALLIBLE. But was Peter the "pope" over the other 11? Was he in complete autocratic authority over them? Did he, alone, RULE over God's church, with all other apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, under that ONE MAN in whom was vested absolute authority?
