Scripture Verses that Support Catholic Doctrine

John 14:26 - Holy Spirit is to teach and remind them of everything John 16:13 - guided by the Holy Spirit into all Truth Acts 15:28 - Apostles speak with the voice of the Holy Spirit 1 Timothy 3:15 - Church is called the "pillar and foundation of truth" 1 John 2:27 - anointing of the Holy Spirit remains in you St. Irenaeus (200AD) "For where the Church is, there is the Spirit of God; and where the Spirit of God is, there the Church and every grace is. The Spirit, however, is Truth." (Against Heresies 3, 24, 1) The Church is Perpetual; Eternal/Un-ending Isaiah 9:6-7 - of Christ's government there will be no end Daniel 2:44 - God's kingdom shall not be destroyed Daniel 7:14 - his kingdom shall not be destroyed Luke 1:32, 33 - no end to Christ kingdom Matthew 7:24 - Jesus is like a wise man who built his house on a rock Matthew 13:24-30 - let wheat and weeds grow together until harvest Matthew 16:18 - the gates of Hell will never prevail against Christ's Church John 14:16 - Holy Spirit will be with you always Matthew 28:19-20 - I am with you all days The Primacy of Peter Isaiah 22:15-25 - Prophecy of the Catholic Papacy foretold in the Old Testament Matthew 16:18 - Upon this rock (Peter) I will build my Church. And the gates of Hell can never overpower it Note: Many scholars believe Our Lord most probably spoke Aramaic because it was the native tongue for Jesus' immediate disciples. In Aramaic there is only one word for "rock": Kepha. So he would have said: "Blessed are you Simon bar Jonah, for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you but my Heavenly Father. So I say to you thou are "Kepha" and upon this "Kepha" I will build my Church and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it." Conversations about Petros and Petra therefore are probably irrelevant. St. Jerome, who translated the text to Greek would never give a female ending to a masculine person, Peter.

Matthew 16:19 - I will give you the keys of the kingdom of Heaven: whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven Luke 22:32 - Peter's faith will strengthen his brethren. (Note: The word "you" {I have prayed for "you"} in Greek is in the personal tense, not the plural "you" like 'all you apostles' tense.)

John 21:17 - Given Christ's flock as chief shepherd Mark 6:7 - angel sent to announce the Resurrection to Peter Luke 24:34 - Risen Jesus first appeared to Peter Acts 1:13-26 - Peter headed meeting which elected Matthias to replace Judas Acts 2:14 - Peter lead Apostles in preaching on Pentecost Acts 2:41 - Peter received the first converts Acts 3:6-7 - Peter performed the first miracle after Pentecost Acts 5:1-11 - Peter inflicted the first punishment: Ananias and Saphira Acts 8:21 - Peter excommunicated the first heretic, Simon Magnus Acts 10:44-46 - Peter received a revelation to admit the Gentles into the Church Acts 15 - Peter lead the first Catholic council in Jerusalem Acts 15:7-12 - Peter spoke saying: "My brothers, he said, .... But we believe that we are saved in the same way as they are: through the grace of the Lord