Cheezit,

You wrote:

"Probably because Peter was the Apostle to the Jews and Paul was the Apostle to the Gentiles."

I have seen many, many Protestants say this over the years. And it seems to miss an obvious point. Didn't both Peter and Paul minister to both Jews and non-Jews? They had specific tasks, yes, but both men ministerd to anyone who would listen. What perplexes me is how Protestants have never read Acts 11 where it is plain that Peter ministered to Gentiles.

Apparently Peter's ministry to Gentiles was extensive enough that Jews resented him for it as Acts 11 makes clear.

The Tosaphist Rabbeinu Tam wrote that St. Peter was "a devout and learned Jew who dedicated his life to guiding gentiles along the proper path". Tam even claimed that St. Peter was the author of the Sabbath and feast-day Nishmat prayer commonly used by Jews, and that he also authored a prayer for Yom Kippur as proof of his commitment to Jews no matter what his ministry to Gentiles. I know there are published journal article that mention this. It is also on the net, but rarely with citations. This may just be a medieval legend, but it is interesting that Peter is understood by Jews to have ministered to Gentiles while Protestants ignore the fact. Strange is it not?

"Apparently the Catholic church hierarchy either totally missed that fact or they just ignored it, knowing full well that the loyal "faithful" would believe them over God's Word."

Except God's word says Peter ministered to Gentiles. Apparently Protestants are ignorant of Acts 11:2-18.

Paul was the Apostle to the Gentiles. Did that ever once keep him from preaching to Jews? Did it mean he had no authority over Jewish converts to Christianity?