Fr Dwight Longenecker on the Papacy: Prime Minister Peter In
King Christ's kingdom the steward holds the power and authority
of the monarch and exercises that authority in his absence and
by his specific delegation The Catholic Church is not only
established on the Rock of Peter by Jesus Christ himself, but it
has divine origins in that the Holy Spirit inspired Peter to
recognize the Christ. He was also inspired to pick up this role
and be the key preacher at Pentecost and the first Prime
Minister of the Kingdom of God. The role is a successive one,
and his successor lives today just a few hundred yards from
where Peter himself was martyred and buried, and you can see him
there exercising his role as steward of the faith and steward of
the mysteries of God. Pope Benedict XVI, the successor of Peter,
bowing before an Icon of the King of Kings GREENVILLE,SC
(Catholic Online) - With the London Olympics it's all eyes on
Britain, and the unique relationship between the British monarch
and the government makes a gr