Mt. 19:28) Although certain Apostles are distinguished in Scripture and tradition, for example, Peter, Paul, John, James, and others, none of them were chief, or even superior in honor to the rest.

Church authority becomes a key issue when debate is raging over the inclusion of the Gentiles in the Church. Peter's vision of unclean animals (10) and his speech before the apostles (15 ...

O first-enthroned Peter: If thou lovest Me, feed My sheep. And He Who said: I am Jesus, said of thee, O preeminent Apostle Paul: He is a chosen vessel unto Me, to bear My name before the gentiles. And ...

The Apostles were: Peter, Andrew, James ... He is called the Apostle of the Gentiles; that is, of all those who were not of the Jewish religion or members of the Church of the Old Law.