This is a good example of how the early Roman Catholic Church abused the original text, for the purpose of gaining power.

You have to read the entire passage, not just the one or two verses.

Jesus is talking to His disciples and asks who they think He is.

Some say He is John the Baptist or other prophets.

But Simon correctly says He is the Son of God.

Jesus is pleased by this, because Simon knew it from his knowledge of the prophecy, and no man had to tell him.

Jesus then says that Simon is "Peter" ("petros" in the original Greek), a small stone, because he is just one man who understands the scripture, and Jesus would build his ministry on the great bedrock foundation of the Earth ("petra" in the original Greek), so that all would know as Peter does.

Petros and Petra are two different concepts, with similar-looking words.

He was not saying that Peter would be the Pope of the Catholic Church. That was a lie by the Catholics. One of many.

This is a good example of how the early Roman Catholic Church abused the original text, for the purpose of gaining power.

You have to read the entire passage, not just the one or two verses.

Jesus is talking to His disciples and asks who they think He is.

Some say He is John the Baptist or other prophets.

But Simon correctly says He is the Son of God.

Jesus is pleased by this, because Simon knew it from his knowledge of the prophecy, and no man had to tell him.

Jesus then says that Peter is a small stone ("petros" in the original Greek), because he is just one man who understands the scripture, and Jesus would build his ministry on the great bedrock foundation of the Earth ("petra" in the original Greek), so that all would know as Peter does.

Petros and Petra are two different concepts, with similar-looking words.

He was not saying that Peter would be the Pope of the Catholic Church. That was a lie by the Catholics. One of many.