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St. Peter, our first pope, as well as Jesus's first apostle, has many qualities that are clearly shown in the bible. Many of these qualities took a while for him to develope, as when Jesus first found him, he was nothing but a lost fisherman trying to find his way in our world.

The first quality, is Peters ability to stay calm. After Jesus's death, when his body was found missing from the tomb, Peter did not go crazy, he simply grabbed the sheets in which Jesus's body was wrapped, and he left. Also when Jesus was hung on the cross, Peter did not scream, and try to fight off the guards, or anyone else in the crowd, he just watched and grieved in silence. Another quality of Peter is that he was very loyal. The only time he wasn't', was when he denied Jesus.

I think Jesus chose Peter because he was so ordinary. I believe Jesus wanted to make an ordinary person, extraordinary. Jesus wanted to make a change in peoples lifes, that is what God sent him here to do, make a change. He wanted to not only make a change in peter, but have peter help him make huge changes that will be remembered for centuries. Peter was a good choice because of his loving personality, his loyalty, and his calmness.

I think the Popes should really pay attention to the way peter dealt with problems. I understand that popes can get really stressed, but they need to learn to be cal, like peter was. If the pope is calm, all the other members of the church are calm. They should also learn from Peters mistakes. they should learn to never deny anything, and they should learn to except people for who they are. Like pope francis, he isnt racist, or sexist, he doesn't discriminate against gays, or anybody else. He believes and teaches the truth, God loves all people equally, and that is what a pope should believe.

I believe that all good Popes, and people, believe what Jesus believed. That God loves all of his creation, whether it plants or animals, people, whether your black or white, small or big. We are all the same in Gods eyes, and that is what we all need to remember.