#12682 What Verses Prove Peter Was the Pope? Authority and Tradition - Ben Bollinger
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🗓️ 21 April 2026
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Summary
“What verses prove Peter was the Pope?” This question opens a discussion on the biblical foundations of papal authority, including key verses that support this claim. Other topics addressed include the significance of Jesus changing Peter’s name, the perpetual nature of the Petrine office, and how to approach conversations about Catholicism.
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Questions Covered:
- 02:26 – What Bible Verses Best Support that Peter was the Pope?
- 24:45 – Why did Jesus Change Peter’s name?
- 29:15 – How do we know the Petrine office is perpetual?
- 36:27 – Are the apostles also bishops and how does the petrine ministry affect this?
- 42:46 – I’ve been Christian for a year. How do I tell my protestant girlfriend that I live with that I’m interested in Catholicism and Orthodoxy?
- 49:45 – Do we see anywhere in the bible where Peter exercises his authority?
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| 1:07.1 | the Catholic faith. Ben Bollinger is a lay apologist and writer. He's especially well known |
| 1:11.5 | for his work on the difference between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, as well as his interest |
| 1:17.0 | in biblical symbolism and theology. He came into the church in 2023. He's written for Catholic |
| 1:24.0 | Answers Magazine. He's got a theology degree from Elmhurst University. Ben Bollinger, thanks for being here with us. |
| 1:30.2 | Happy to be here. |
| 1:31.3 | Today we'll talk about the scriptural evidence for the papacy. |
| 1:34.6 | So if you want to talk with Ben about the scriptural evidence for the papacy, 8883-8-8-8-8-4, |
| 1:41.6 | AAA-8-4, triple-8-8-4. So you came into the church in 2023, and was the papacy an important part of your own? |
| 1:53.0 | I'm going to get—was it? |
| 1:55.3 | Yes, certainly. So, yeah, I came into the church from Eastern Orthodoxy, and so that was one of the primary doctrinal issues |
| 2:04.5 | that led me to Catholicism, not the only one. |
| 2:07.6 | I would say also the filialque and a couple other seemingly minor issues that kind of |
| 2:12.7 | cumulatively led me, but definitely the papacy has been one that I've kept my eye on since |
| 2:16.7 | the beginning of my Christian journey going on eight years ago now. |
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