{"id":53973,"date":"2026-10-13T16:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T16:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=53973"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:11:24","slug":"facts-figures-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/facts-figures-pope\/","title":{"rendered":"Staat de paus in de Bijbel? Niet bij naam; katholieken vinden het ambt terug in Petrus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The word &quot;pope&quot; is not in the Bible, and no verse names the office. Catholics find it in Simon Peter, to whom Jesus said, &quot;thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church&quot; (Matthew 16:18), and in the bishops of Rome who followed him, 267 popes in the Holy See&#039;s own list. The scene the Catechism ties to Peter&#039;s keys is quieter than a throne. After the resurrection, by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus asks Peter three\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word &quot;pope&quot; is not in the Bible. The verses Catholics read about Peter, how Orthodox and Protestants read them, and whether Peter was the first pope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[37],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-53973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-metrics"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38190,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/facts-about-pope\/","url_meta":{"origin":53973,"position":0},"title":"Facts About the Pope: Leo XIV, What a Pope Does and How He Is Chosen","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Pope is Leo XIV, elected 8 May 2025. 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