Protestants say: “No, Jesus said: ‘(in Aramaic) “You are KE’PHAS’ (a little pebble like Peter) and upon this SHU`A’ (a large massive rock, like Jesus) I will build my church.” ...

The Holy Edicule, the shrine that surrounds the rock tomb traditionally believed to belong to Jesus Christ, sits within the Church of the ... Jesus' resurrection. The building is constructed ...

It is not Peter, mind you, who builds the church, but Jesus himself who “on this rock...will build my church.” And the rocks with which Jesus would continue to build would surprise his ...

the love and trust that Jesus places in us by giving a human being the mission of building his church. By making Peter the rock upon which the Catholic church is built, Jesus reminds us of an ...

Jesus said that Peter was blessed as this was revealed to him by God. He added, “you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church". Jesus promised Peter that he would be given authority ...

After all, it was to Peter that Jesus said: And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it [Mt. 16:18]. He did not say ...

The seven-foot picture of Jesus showed up on the side of the building sometime around Friday night into Saturday morning. And ever since this picture appeared, so have the curious and the faithful.

One Protestant argument I have encountered holds that because Scripture elsewhere calls Jesus Christ a “Rock” — therefore (so the reasoning goes) Peter can’t possibly be called the same thing.