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In reply to the discussion: Religion question - Do Catholics NOT accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior? [View all]standingtall
(2,785 posts)The translator notes in the original KJV which had the Apocrypha in it and most English bibles before it make it clear. The Apocrypha was there for historical purposes. The Catholic church did not even include the Apocrypha into their canon until the 16th century council of Trent. Never mind the fact the Catholic bible only has 11 Apocryphal books or Deuterocanon to you while Eastern Orthodox has 15 of them.
The rock Jesus was referring to was who Jesus was who Peter correctly identified so the doctrine was the rock not Peter himself in that same passage the word translated for Peter is Petroj and the word for rock is Petra 2 different words in that same verse.
Peter was given the authority to teach lawful and unlawful that is what is meant by bind or loose. Only God can forgive sins.