Who was Simon Peter? Is he Saint Peter? Is he the first Pope of the Roman Catholic Church? Let’s set the record straight. Though Peter was a child of God, he never referred to himself as Saint Peter nor did Christ. This was a name given to him by the Catholics. The Catholic Church proclaims that he is their first Bishop and Pope. But do the Catholics believe as Peter did or more importantly Christ. It is well known, that the Catholics worship on the first day, which is Sunday; that they celebrate holidays, such as Easter and Christmas. They do not acknowledge the Seventh Day Sabbath as holy nor do they keep the Passover or other holy feasts commanded by God in the bible. But when we read the scriptures, we can clearly see that Peter, who followed Christ very closely, indeed worshiped on the Seventh day Sabbath. He celebrated the convocations listed in the bible, such as, Passover and Pentecost. Therefore, he has no affiliation with the Catholic Church. He was a leader of
