Those early popes were presumably the Catacomb Popes, dear Mariaöööö Alfred de Tavares
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:07:20 +0000 > Subject: [Goanet] do you know this ? > > Jesus Christ was a rejected jew. The jews had their own beliefs. After Jesus > died and went to heaven his followers were just 11. But they had to swim > against the current. They called themselves believers. Till 64 AD when Nero > was the emperor he persecuted the christian community. He even set fire . > Christians were put to death. There was no christianity in Rome. Nero wanted > that people should adore him and burn incenses before him. Polycarp was one > of them who was put to death. Many told him to save his life by burning > incessence before Nero. Till 312 AD the christians lived a very hopless life. > Then one day Constantine King had a vision and show Christ and he won the war > and from 312 AD christianity was supported by him. So actually Christianity > in Rome was born in 312 AD and I do not think Simon Peter would have lived > that long to become the first pope.
