Who appointed the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church and appointed the first pope to office?
As mentioned above, Jesus. However, if you read the writings of the early Christians you will realize the papacy functioned even while the Apostles were alive. Read I Clement. Clement was the third pope and was ordained by Peter and was a disciple of Peter and I believe John. John was still alive when I Clement was written, yet it was Clement who sent an epistle correcting the Church at Corinth. Also read the writings of Ignatius of Antioch, who also was a disciple of John and Peter and the bishop of Antioch after Evodius and Peter the Apostle. See also Acts 1:46. Each Catholic and Orthodox bishop is a successor by ordination to an apostle. Unlike Protestant ministers who simply volunteered to run the show, Catholic and Orthodox ministers have a direct tie to Jesus’ appointment of the Twelve and the Seventy and Paul. One other note, the word Roman Catholic isn’t a Catholic phrase it is a Protestant insult. The word Catholic means all embracing or according to the whole. As such, it can
