"I think you need to reread your teachings on apsotolistic succession.. "
You have to remember this is my thing!!!!
Or as austin powers would say "Its my bag baby"
It is not me who needs to re-read anything, it is you that needs to read Early Church History, Early Church Fathers etc.
I think a nice impartial adjuicator shall suffice.... Wikipedia?
"The Catholic Church or Roman Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus and spread by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter.[1][2]"
how about
www.reference.com
"The Church traces its history to Jesus and the Twelve Apostles, and sees the bishops of the Church as the successors of the Apostles in general, and the Pope as the successor of Saint Peter, leader of the Apostles, in particular. The first known use of the term "Catholic Church" was in a letter by Ignatius of Antioch in 107, who wrote: "Where the bishop appears, there let the people be, just as where Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. "