The papacy is Catholicism's most distinctive doctrine, but some critics say that even some

popes have denied that Christ gave us a church whose visible head is the successor of St. Peter.

So in today's episode, we'll debunk five pieces of fake news when it comes to the idea that a pope

said nope to the papacy. But before we do that, I hope you will say yes to hitting the subscribe

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it sponsor free. So let's start with number one. Pope Leo the 14th says the rock is Christ,

not Peter. Back in May, I saw this article from Anglican Inc. saying, Pope Leo the 14th drops papal supremacy,

urging full communion with all Christians. Of course, Catholics want everyone to belong to Christ's one

holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, so of course we want full communion with all Christians.

But Pope Leo did not deny the Catholic Church's divine authority. The article quotes the

Pope saying in his inaugural homily, the rock is Christ, and then says that this is, quote,

a significant departure from conventional Catholic interpretation, which identifies Peter as the rock

on which Jesus built the church. But this article assumes that Pope Leo is saying the rock

in Matthew 16, upon which the church is built is Christ rather than Peter. But in the Pope's

homily, it's clear he was talking about another scripture passage. Pope Leo said, the apostle

Peter himself tells us that Jesus, quote, is the stone that was rejected by you,

the builders, and has become the cornerstone, Acts 411. Moreover, if the rock is Christ, Peter must

shepherd the flock without ever yielding to the temptation to be an autocrat, lording it over those

entrusted to him. Catholics don't think that Peter is the only rock or the only foundation of the church.

Scripture itself uses multiple metaphors to describe the church's foundation.

Ephesians 220 describes, quote, the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone. Many symbols in

scripture can have more than one meaning, including the rock of Matthew 16. The catechism says,

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