/lit/ - Literature

>>12845210
>Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in Heaven. So I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this Rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven; whatever you bind on Earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on Earth will be loosed in Heaven.

>>12745999
Holy trips. 9 is a holy number, because it's 3x3. Dante uses the number 9 frequently in the Comedy. And three 9s is very holy indeed.

Anon, do you believe that Peter is the Rock upon which the Church was founded? Do you believe that Peter was the first Pope, and that all popes after him have a share in his authority? Do you believe that the Catholic Church is the One True Church, the one Church which has stood, steadfast, for 2000 years, as all the other Churches have faltered and been crippled and been weakened? Do you believe in the Seven Sacraments, and the power of the Holy Spirit?

If you do believe these things, and you feel called to the priesthood, don't hesitate to enter it. Your family may dislike you for it, but you will be a servant of the Truth. Pray for discernment, pray that St. Peter will pray for you and guide you towards the right decision, but in the end, Christ will triumph.

>>12587566
>How was Catholicism founded by Jesus Christ?

UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH

Markan Priority is a Protestant plot. Why do you think it was started by a bunch of German scholars? The Protestant fears Matthew 16:13-19.

>>10578511
Jesus did found a church, of course.

>>9938046
There's also the fact that the pope claims to be the successor of Saint Peter, and in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus Christ himself appears to found the Church upon Peter's head.

>When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

>They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

>“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

>Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

>Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter,b and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hadesc will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will bed bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will bee loosed in heaven.” Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.