Pope Francis adored as the coolest man in the Philippines is St. Peter’s 265th successor

During His ministry, Christ conversed in Aramaic and nicknamed Simon "Kepha," ("Cephas") which means "Rock." The largest part of the New Testament was written in Greek (or translated into Greek, as is possible in the case of Matthew's Book), and Kepha was translated as "Petros" or "Petra" (depending on the methodical need of the context), which both mean "Rock." In English Bibles, "Petros" and "Petra" get translated into "Peter." Peter is "the Rock," the earthly head of Christ's Church as Christ Himself states in (Matthew 16).

Some try to get around (Matthew 1615:19 by pointing to (1 Corinthians 10:3-5)" All ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was the Christ,"which is not disagreeable. Yes, the SPIRITUAL Rock, Christ, the High Priest and Head of the Church, authorized Peter to be the earthly Rock, His Vicar, of the Church -- the father of the New Covenant, just as God the Father made Abraham the earthly father of the Old Covenant (Isaiah 51:1-2) while remaining the ultimate, Spiritual Father of that Covenant. 

Others try to dwell on these verses in other imaginative ways, saying that Christ was talking only about Himself or only about Peter's faith, as below:  
 

MATTHEW 16:15-19	Translations
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"  Simon Peter said in reply, "You are   the Messiah, the Son of the living God."	Simon  professes his faith
Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood  has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.	Jesus calls Simon blessed and Simon "bar-Jonah," which means "son of the Dove" (the Holy Spirit)
And so I say to you,	Jesus is talking to Simon
That thou art Peter (kepha, translated into Koine Greek as "petros" meaning "rock" and into English as "Peter"),	He is still converiing to Simon and now renames him "Kepha," or "Rock." Jesus affirms "thou art Rock," not "I am Rock" or "your faith is rock"
you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, 13 and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. .	According to some Protestants, after just calling Simon blessed and renaming him "Rock," out of the blue, Jesus mentions about another "rock" (Peter's faith, or Jesus Himself)
I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.  Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."	Now they say He just as suddenly is conversing to/about Peter again -- as He bequeaths him the keys to Heaven!

Reading the verse candidly, especially in context and without anti-Roman chauvinism, shows the above presentation is quite illogical. 

Christ evidently re-named Simon "Peter" in reply to Simon's profession of faith in Christ the Rock, the Foundation Stone, so the non-Catholic  contention that "the rock" was "Peter's faith" has some value in a twisty manner, and of course, Cephas the rock receives his authority from and must never disagree the Rock Who is Christ; but in addition to the critical explanation on the  above-mentioned, it can't be basically disregarded that Peter was re-named Kepha (Rock!) and employed authority among the apostles: he was always designated first first when the apostles were recorded (Matthew 10:1-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke 6:14-16, Acts 1:13)- occasionally it was only "Peter and those who were with him" (Luke 9:32); he was the apostles' spokesperson (Matthew `8:21, Mark 8:29, Luke 12:41, John 6:69, Acts 4:1-13, Acts 2:37-41; he urged the other bishops (1 Peter 5:1); he was present at the most significant instances (Matthew 14:28-32, Matthew 17:24,  Mark 10:28; he was the first to proclaim Jesus’ divinity (Matthew 16:16); he was the first to preach the Gospel after Pentecost (Acts 2:14-40), therefore beginning the whole "Church era"; he worked the first healing in the Church age (Acts 3:6-7); he had the revelation that Gentiles were to be baptized and accepted as Christians (Acts 10:46-48); he alone was asked by Jesus after His resurrection to "Feed My lambs; feed My sheep" (John 21:15-17) and boost his brethren (LUke 22:31-32).

Frequently, the argument would fall like, where is the word "pope" in the Bible? Where is the word "father," because that's what "Pope" means ("pope" means "papa") . But no one would  find the English word "pope" there any more than one would find the word "Trinity." The reality, though, is there, in Peter, from the very beginning. The ecclesiastical offices of Bishops (episkopos), elders (presbyteros, from which is derived the word "priest"), and deacons (diakonos) were already in place in the New Testament (Acts 20:28, Philippians 1:1, Acts 1:20, 20:28, 1 Timothy 3:1-2),Titus 1:7,1 Peter 2:25, Acts 15:2-6, 21:18, Hebrew 11:2, 1 Peter 5:1, 1 Timothy 5:17).

The Pope, as Bishop of Rome, is simply Peter’s successor, who was the first Bishop of Rome and head of the earthly Church.

Eusibius of Caesaria (A.D. 265-34)) tells in his "Church History" about this succession:

1. Chapter 2 - "After the martyrdom of Paul and of Peter, Linus was the first to succeed the episcopate of the church at Rome. Paul mentioned him, when he sent a letter to Timothy from Rome, in the salutation at the end of the epistle". 

2. Chapter 13 - After ten years, Emperor Vespasian was  succeeded by Titus, his son. In the second year of his time in power, Linus, who had been bishop of the church of Rome for nine years, delivered his office to Anencletus. But Titus was succeeded by his brother Domitian after he had his sovereignty for two years and the same number of months."

3. Chapter 15 - In the twelfth year of the same reign Clement succeeded Anencletus after the latter had been bishop of the church of Rome for twelve years. The apostle in his Epistle to the Philippians hints us that this Clement was his fellow-worker. His words are as follows: 'With Clement and the rest of my fellow-laborers whose names are in the book of life.'"

Below is the lineage of apostolic succession: 

APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION
Pope	Term	Pope	Term	Pope	Term	Pope	Term
1. St. Peter	32-67	68. St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I)	615-18	135. Benedict VII  Benedict and John XIV were opposed by Boniface VII, antipope (974; 984-985)	974-83	202. Urban VI Opposed by Robert of Geneva ("Clement VII"), antipope (1378-1394)	1378-89
2. St. Linus	67-76	69.  Boniface V	619-25	136. John XIV	983-84	203. Boniface IX Opposed by Robert of Geneva ("Clement VII") (1378-1394), Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417) and Baldassare Cossa ("John   XXIII") (1400-1415), antipopes Innocent VII (1406-06)	1389-1404
3. St. Anacletus	76-88	70. Honorius I	625-38	137. John XV	985-96	204. Innocent VII Opposed by Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417) and Baldassare Cossa ("John XXIII") (1400-1415), antipopes	1404-06
4. St. Clement I	88-97	71. Severinus	640	138. Gregory V Opposed by John XVI, antipope (997-998)	996-99	205. Gregory XII Opposed by Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417), Baldassare Cossa ("John XXIII") (1400-1415), and Pietro Philarghi ("Alexander V") (1409-1410), antipopes	1406-15
5. St. Evaristus	97-105	72. John IV	640-42	139. Sylvester II	999-1003	206. Martin V	1417-31
6. St. Alexander	105-115	73. Theodore I	642-49	140. John XVII	1003	207. Eugene V  Opposed by Amadeus of Savoy ("Felix V"), antipope (1439-1449)	1431-47-1
7. St. Sixtus 1	115-125	74. St. Martin I	649-55	141. John XVIII	1003-09	208. Nicholas V	1447-55
8.  St. Telesphorus	125-136	75. St. Eugene I	655-57	142. Sergius IV	1009-12	209. Callistus III	1455-58
9. St. Hyginus	136-140	76. St. Vitalian	657-72	143. Benedict VIII Opposed by Gregory, antipope (1012)	1012	210.Pius II	1458-64
10. St. Pius I	140-155	77. Adeodatus (II)	672-76	144. John XIX	1024-32	211. Paul II	1464-71
11. St. Annicetus	155-166	78. Donus	676-78	145. Benedict IX  He appears on this list three separate times, because he was twice deposed and restored	1032-45	212. Sixtus IV	1471-84
12. St. Soter	166-175	79. St. Agatho	678-81	146. Sylvester III Considered by some to be an antipope Benedict IX (1045)	1045	213. Innocent VIII	1484-92
13. St. Eleutherius	175-189	80. St. Leo II	682-83	147. Benedict IX	1045	214. Alexander VI	1492-1503)
14. St. Victor	189-199	81. St. Benedict II	684-85	148. Gregory VI	1045-46	215. Pius III	1503
15. St. Zephyrinus	199-217	82. John V	(685-86)	149. Clement II	1046-47	216. Julius II	1503-13
16. St. Callistus  and the following three popes were opposed by St. Hippolytus, antipope (217-236)	217-22	83. Conon	686-87	150. Benedict IX	1047-48	217. Leo X	1513-21
17. St. Urban I	222-30	84. St. Sergius I.  Opposed by Theodore and Paschal, antipopes (687)	687-701	151.Damasus II	1048	218. Adrian V	1522-23
18. St. Pontain	230-35	85. John VI	701 - 05	152. St. Leo IX	1049-54	219. Clement VII	1523-34
19. St. Anterus	235-36	86. John VII	705-07	153. Victor II	1055-57	220. Paul III	1534-49
20. St. Fabian	236-50	87. Sisinnius	708	154. Stephen X	1057-58	221. Julius III	1550-55
21. St. Cornelius Opposed by Novatian, anti-pope  (251)	251-53	88. Constantine	708-15	155.   Nicholas II Opposed by Benedict X, antipope (1058)	1058-61	222. Marcellus II	1555
22. St. Lucius	253-54	89. St. Gregory II	715-31	156. Alexander II Opposed by Honorius II, antipope (1061-1072)	1061-73	223. Paul IV	1555-59
23. St. Stephen I	254-257	90. St. Gregory III	731-41	157. St. Gregory VII Gregory and the following three popes were opposed by Guibert ("Clement III"), antipope (1080-1100)	1073--85	224. Pius IV	1559-65
24. St. Sixtus II	257-258	91. St. Zachary Stephen II followed Zachary, but because he died before being consecrated, modern lists omit him	741-52	158. Blessed Victor III	1086-87	225. St. Pius V	1566-72
25. St. Dionysius	260-268	92. Stephen II (III)	752-57	159. Blessed Urban II	1088-99	226. Gegory XIII	1572-85
26. St. Felix I	269-274	93. St. Paul I	757-67	160.  Paschal II Opposed by Theodoric (1100), Aleric (1102) and Maginulf ("Sylvester IV", 1105-1111), antipopes (1100)	1099-1118	227. Sixtus V	1585-90
27. St. Eutychian	275-283	94. Stephen III (IV) Opposed by Constantine II (767) and Philip (768), antipopes (767)	767-72	161.  Gelasius II  Opposed by Burdin ("Gregory VIII"), antipope (1118)	(1118-19)	228. Urban VII	1590
28. St. Caius  Also called Gaius	283-296	95. Adrian I	772-95	162. Callistus II	1119-24	229. Gregory XIV	1590-91
29. St. Marcellinus	296-304)	96. St. Leo III	795-816	163. Honorius II Opposed by Celestine II, antipope (1124)	1124-30	230. Innocent IX	1591
30. St. Marcellus I	308-309	97. Stephen IV (V)	816-17	164. Innocent II (1130-43) Opposed by Anacletus II (1130-1138) and Gregory Conti ("Victor IV") (1138), antipopes (1138)	1130-43	231. Clement VIII	1592-1605
31. St. Eusebius	309 or 310	98. St. Paschal I	817-24	165. Celestine II	1143-44	232. Leo XI	1605
32. St. Miltiades	311-14	99. Eugene II	824-27	166. Lucius II	1144-45	233.Paul V	1605-21
33. St. Sylvester I	314-35	100.  Valentine	827	167. Blessed Eugene III	1145-53	234. Gregory XV	1621-23
34.St. Marcus	336	101. Gregory IV	827-44	168. Anastasius IV	1153-54	235.. Urban VIII	1623-44
35. St. Julius I	337-52	102. Sergius II Opposed by John, antipope	844-47	169 Adrian IV	1154-59	236. Innocent X	1644-55
36. Liberius  Opposed by Felix II, antipope (355-365)	352-366	103. St. Leo IV	847-55	170. Alexander III Opposed by Octavius ("Victor IV") (1159-1164), Pascal III (1165-1168), Callistus III (1168-1177) and Innocent III (1178-1180), antipopes	1159-81	237. Alexander VII	1655-67
37. St, Damasus I  Opposed by Ursicinus, antipope (366-367)	366-84	104. Benedict III  Opposed by Anastasius, antipope (855)	855-58	171. Lucius III	1181-85	238. Clement IX	1667-69
38. St. Siricius	384-99	105. St. Nicholas I (the Great)	858-67	172. Urban III	1185-87	239. Clement X	1670-76
39. St. Anastasius I	399-401	106. Adrian II	867-72	173. Gregory VIII	1187	240. Blessed Innocent XI	1676-89
40. St. Innocent I	401-17	107. John VIII	872-82	174. Clement III	1187-91	241. Alexander VIII	1689-91
41. St. Zosimus	417-18	108. Marinus I	882-84	175. Celestine III	1191-98	242. Innocent XII	1691-1700
42. St. Boniface I  Opposed by Eulalius, antipope (418-419)	418-22	109. St. Adrian III	884-85	176. Innocent III	1198-1216	243. Clement XI	1700-21
43. St. Celestine I	422-32	110. Stephen V (VI)	885-91	177. Honorius III	1216-27	244.Innocent XIII	1721-24
44. St. Sixtus III	432-40	111.  Formosus	891-96	178. Gregory IX	1227-41	245. Benedict XIII	1724-30
45. St. Leo I the Great	440-61	112. Boniface VI	896	179. Celestine IV	1241	246. Clement XII	1730-40
46. St. Hilarius	461-68	113. Stephen VI (VII)	896-97	180. Innocent IV	1243-54	247. Benedict XIV	1740-58
47. St. Simplicius	468-83	114. Romanus	897	181. Alexander IV	1254-61	248. Clement XIII	1758-69
48. St. Felix III (II)	483-92	115. Theodore II	897	182. Urban IV	1261-64	249. Clement XIV	1769-74
49. St. Gelasius I	492-96	116. John IX	898-900	183. Clement IV	1265-68	250. Pius VI	1775-99
50. Anastasius II	496-98	117. Benedict IV	900-03	184. Blessed Gregory X	1271-76	251. Pius VII	1800-23
51. St. Symmachus  Opposed by Laurentius, antipope (498-501)	498-514	118. Leo V Opposed by Christopher, antipope (903-904)	903	185. Blessed Innocent V	1276	252. Leo XII	1823-29
52. St. Hormisdas	514-23	119. Sergius III	904-11	186. Adrian V	1276	253. Pius VIII	1829-30
53. St. John I	523-26	120. Anastasius III	911-13	187. John XXI	1276-77	254. Gregory XVI	1831-46
54. St. Felix IV (III)	526-30	121. Lando	911-14	188. Nicholas III	1277-80	255. Blessed Pius IX	1846-78
55. Bonoface II Opposed by Dioscorus, antipope (530)	530-32	122. John X	914-28	189. Martin IV	1281-85	256. Leo XIII	1878-1903
56. John II	533-35	123.Leo VI	928	190. Honorius IV	1285-87	257. St. Pius X	1903-14
57. St. Agapetus I  Also called Agapitus I	535-36	124. Stephen VIII	929-31	191. Nicholas IV	1288-92	258. Benedict XV (1914-22) Biographies of Benedict XV and his successors will be added at a later date	1914-22
58. St. Silverius	536-37	125.  John XI	931--35	192. St. Celestine V	1294	259. Pius XI	1922-39
59. Vigilius	537-55	126. Leo VII	936-39	193. Boniface VIII	1294-1303	260. Pius XII	1939-58
60. Pelagius I	556-61	127. Stephen IX	939-42	194. Blessed Benedict XI	1303-04	261. Blessed John XXIII	1958-63
61. John III	561-74	128. Marinus II	942-46	195. Clement V	1305-14	262. Paul VI	1963-78
62. Benedict I	575-79	129. Agapetus II	946-55	196. John XXII Opposed by Nicholas V, antipope (1328-1330)	1316-34	263. John Paul I	1978
63. Pelagius II	579-90	130. John XII	955-63	197. Benedict XII	1334-42	264. John Paul II	1978—2005
64. St. Gregory I (the Great)	590-604	131. Leo VIII	963-64	198. Clement VI	1342-52	265. Benedict XVI	2005-2013
65. Sabinian	604-606	132. Benedict V	964	199. Innocent VI	1352-62	266. Francis	2013 – Present
66. Boniface III	607	133. John XIII	965-72	200 Blessed Urban V	1362-70
67. St. Boniface IV	608-15	134. Benedict VI	973-74	201. Gregory XI	1370-78

Stephen II who died 3 days after his election never consecrated so he is often not counted in official lists of Popes

St. Peter was martyred in Rome in A.D. 67 by crucifixion, asking to be crucified upside-down because he felt unworthy to be crucified in the same way as our Lord. His body was buried on Vatican Hill, at the present site of St. Peter's Basilica. You can read about his (and Paul's) martyrdom in Rome in Book II, Chapter 25 of "Church History" written by the above-mentioned Eusebius of Caesaria.

Non-Catholics, argument spins around the idea that there are two words for "Rock" in the Greek language: petra and petros, interpreting that the former refers to a big rock while the latter refers to a small stone. They claim that because the Greek depiction of Matthew's Gospel uses the word "petros," that Jesus was underplaying Peter's significance. Petros and petra meant precisely the same banana at the time Matthew was interpreted into or written in Greek, as Greek literature confirms (lithos is the word for "little stone"). Petros was selected because it's a masculine noun and Peter was a man. 

Come to think of it, "big rock" or "little rock," rock is rock and Christ said THOU art "Rock". Jesus spoke in Aramaic than Greek and used the word "Kepha"; this is why Simon Peter is most often called "Cephas."

Peter was originally named Kepha is clear when we see that that is the name used to refer to him in Corinthians and Galatians (1 Corinthians 1:11-13, 1 Corinthians 3:21-23,1 Corinthians 9:4-6,1 Corinthians 15:4-6, Galatians 2:8-10 depending on Bible versions. 

The inverted Latin Cross is identified as "St. Peter's Cross." Some Satanists who have co-opted it for their demonic rituals stolen it for their twisted use in the same way that the rainbow -- a sign of God's promise to Noah - was stolen by the "gay pride" movement.  Some uninformed non-Catholics see the Pope standing in front of a Peter's Cross and then indict the Holy Father of Satanism.

To clear indignant disposition of non-Catholics claiming that Catholicism is a bunch of Satanism, let’s try to check the particular Apostolic Succession identified as bad apples of Catholicism.  This is disclosed not to judge anyone (as the Scripture tells, “"Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." (John 8:7) as these Church leaders had already been on their second life and no one knows how God’s immeasurable grace and mercy overflowed in the span of years of their inexistence on earth, but to tell the non-Catholics that the Catholicism embraces Godly doctrines than flawed dogma and to stop erring remarks to the current Papacies:

1. Pope Stephen VI (896 − 897) held the "Cadaver Synod" of 897. Bent out of shape at his predecessor, he dug up the rotting corpse of Pope Formosus and put it on trial. The latter was found guilty of perjury, violating canon law, and carrying out bishop duties as a layman. The remains was thrice de-fingered and thrown into a river.

2. Sergius III (897-911) put a hit out on two popes. He fathered a bastard child with a 15-year-old girl. He founded a “pornacracy” (was an age with women in power: Theodora, whom Liutprand characterized as a "shameless whore... [who] exercised power on the Roman citizenry like a man" and her daughter Marozia, the mother of Pope John XI (931–935) and reputed to be the mistress of Sergius III, largely upon a remark by Liutprand. )Most ridiculously, he retrieved that mutilated dead body of Formosus for the second Cadaver Synod, beheaded the corpse and threw it back into the river for good measure.

3. Pope John XII (955 – 964) was charged with raping pilgrim girls, converting the Lateran Palace into a whorehouse, stealing church offerings, praising pagan gods, and toasting to the devil. The charges never stuck, so Johnny killed and smashed all who go against him, until he was beat to death by the husband of his mistress.

4. Pope Benedict IX (1032 − 1044, 1045, 1047 − 1048) put up the papacy for in 1044 to the highest bidder. After returning to office for a month, he vend it again in 1045 to marry his cousin. He was accused of rape, adultery, homosexuality, and bestiality. Pope Victor III claimed of Benedict IX, as a pope who was so evil, so tainted, so terrible.

5. Urban II (Pope from 1088-1099) started the First Crusade. He also imprisoned unlawfully married cardinals for life and sold their families to slavery. After recognizing his loathsome disposition, the electors of Urban II were remorseful of their decision so much that, for the first time in history, legitimate cardinals elected to replace him. In retaliation, he moved to France and killed his oopponets.

6. Alexander VI (1492 − 1503) bribed and intimidated his way into the papacy. He may have banged his daughter. He probably fathered 7 illegitimate children. He definitely threw block-rocking orgies where little naked boys jumped out of cakes. After pissing away the church’s money, Al allocated funds for the church by framing and murdering rich citizens.

7. Leo X (1513 – 1531) when elected to office, the Pope said that the papacy should be enjoyed since God has given t it. His extravagant expenses infuriated Martin Luther and caused a gang of cardinals to scheme of his assassination. The supposed attempt did not succeed, and a not-so-mysterious bout of food poisoning soon beleaguered the plotters.

Popes commit errors and can be fairly warned, as Paul did to Peter (Galatians 2:11); and they are errant human beings just like us the ordinary humans as Peter himself confessed, "Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man." (Luke 5;8).

Wrapping it up, out of over 200 popes, the number of truly disastrous popes can be just counted on two hands, which means that the Catholicism has not been corrupted by these bad apples, as Jesus Himself had made a covenant when he said, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."(Matthew 16:17-19).

References:

1. http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250101.htm, Eusebius of Caesaria (A.D. 265-340)

2. http://www.fisheaters.com/apostolicsuccession.html,  Was Peter the first Pope?

3. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm, The List of Popes

4. Michael Howard, http://www.esquire.com/blogs/news/worst-popes-list-12, 7 Popes who wouldn't qualify for #timepoy we didn't always make our popes like we do today, December 11, 2013

5. Michelle Arnold, The Worst Pope Ever, November 12, 2014, http://www.catholic.com/blog/michelle-arnold/the-worst-pope-ever