Comments on: The Doctrine of Petrine Supremacy http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/04/22/st-peter-the-first-pope/ public domain playground. friendly entities welcome. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Peter Walking on the Water - Pop Occulture http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/04/22/st-peter-the-first-pope/comment-page-1/#comment-9935 Peter Walking on the Water - Pop Occulture Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:11:42 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/04/22/st-peter-the-first-pope/#comment-9935 [...] after all, later in the Gospel of Matthew that Jesus calls Peter a “rock” and gives him the Keys to Heaven. Viewed in light of the above water-walking pa [...] [...] after all, later in the Gospel of Matthew that Jesus calls Peter a “rock” and gives him the Keys to Heaven. Viewed in light of the above water-walking pa [...]

]]> By: Andrew Smith http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/04/22/st-peter-the-first-pope/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Andrew Smith Sat, 23 Apr 2005 21:43:31 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/04/22/st-peter-the-first-pope/#comment-359 Your last point marks the Congregational tradition, in which I grew up, and its successor, the United Church of Christ, in which I am ordained clergy. I once pastored a congregation whose motto was (and is) "Every member -- minister". I took that seriously, and still do, though churches I served between then and my retirement were much more comfortable with the model of the Pastor as Surrogate Christian. I think it was Ram Dass who said, "Are you looking for the key that will unlock the door to the secrets of the universe? You need to know that there is no key, for there is no door, for there are no secrets." I don't know if that's an accurate recollection, but it was something like that. Your last point marks the Congregational tradition, in which I grew up, and its successor, the United Church of Christ, in which I am ordained clergy. I once pastored a congregation whose motto was (and is) “Every member — minister”. I took that seriously, and still do, though churches I served between then and my retirement were much more comfortable with the model of the Pastor as Surrogate Christian.

I think it was Ram Dass who said, “Are you looking for the key that will unlock the door to the secrets of the universe? You need to know that there is no key, for there is no door, for there are no secrets.” I don’t know if that’s an accurate recollection, but it was something like that.

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