The Disciples don’t fit of the conventional image of holy men, they were rough and flawed, capable of jealousy, bitterness, selfishness, and even violence.
The New Testament makes it very clear these are men of flesh and blood, these are really human people, with human wishes, and I find it much more fascinating to realise they are very much like you and me.
Quoted from a documentary.
So yeah, being a christian ain't about being holy or look holy.
Its about being human, about repentence, and about improvements.
Peter, a fisherman, a disciple,
whose faith wavered when he walked the waters,
who cut of another person's ear with a sword,
who denied and fled Jesus when he was arrested,
who has done quite a great deal of 'dodgy' things which the bible does not hide,
became the Church's first pope.
Note: He did not flee when the authorities prosecuted the Church at the time, and chose to stay on as inspiration and support for the Church. He was later martyred, crucified upside-down.
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