But the Catholic Church would like us to forget that Jesus also spoke these words to Peter just a few verses later { 20–23 } :
        "Get behind me, Satan.  You are an obstacle in my path, for the way you think is not God's way but man's."
        In order to know whether or not any church is living up to Jesus' expectations, you need to know what those expectations were.

{According to Matthew 16: 17-19 }
    "God has blessed you, Simon, son of Jonah," Jesus said, "for my Father in heaven has personally revealed this to you–this is not from any human source.  You are Peter, a stone; and upon this rock I will build my church; and all the powers of hell shall not prevail against it.  And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven; whatever doors you lock on earth shall be locked in heaven; and whatever doors you open on earth shall be open in heaven!"
    That sounds very impressive, doesn't it?  But Catholics all seem to be following instructions by their priests or nuns to slam their bibles shut after reading those three verses, so as not to see anything else that Jesus said (unless it has been screened by the hierarchy).  How many Catholics have read the very next verses (which are recorded in two Gospels, while the former, supposedly all important ones are only reported in one of the four Gospels) :

    Then he warned the disciples against telling others that he was the Messiah.  From then on Jesus began to speak plainly to his disciples about going to Jerusalem, and what would happen to him there – that he would suffer at the hands of the Jewish leaders, that he would be killed, and that three days later he would be raised to life again.  But Peter took him aside to remonstrate with him.  "Heaven forbid, sir," he said.  "This is not going to happen to you!"  Jesus turned on Peter and said,  "Get behind me, Satan.  You are an obstacle in my path, for the way you think is not God's way but man's."

    How can anyone imagine that Jesus planned to make a man whom he considered unfit enough to be called "Satan", and all of his successors – many of whom he knew would be infinitely worse than Peter – the guides of every generation of his followers that would come after him?

    {According to Matthew, Ch. 23:}
        "At that time, Jesus addressed the crowds and His disciples, saying : 'The scribes and the Pharisees speak with the authority of Moses, so you must do what they tell you and follow their instructions.  But don't make the mistake of imitating their lives!  For, they preach but do not practice.  They pile up back-breaking burdens and lay them on other men's shoulders – yet they themselves will not so much as raise a finger to move them.  Their whole lives are planned with an eye to effect.  They increase the size of their prayer books and lengthen the tassels of their robes; they love seats of honor at public functions and front places and to have men call them 'rabbi' or 'teacher'.  As for yourselves, don't you ever be called 'rabbi'  – you only have one teacher, and all of you are brother of one another.  And don't call any human being 'father'  – for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.  And you must not let people call you 'leaders'  – for you have only one leader, the Anointed One (Christ).  The only 'superior' among you is the one who serves the others.  For, every man who promotes himself will be humbled, and every man who learns to be humble will find promotion.
    But alas for you, you scribes and Pharisees, play actors (hypocrites) that you are!  You lock the doors of the kingdom of Heaven in men's faces.  You will not go inside yourselves, and neither will you allow others to enter."
"You know that among the pagans, rulers lord it over their subjects and their great men make their authority felt.  This is not to happen among you.  No, anyone who wants to be great among you must be your servant, and anyone who wants to be first among you must be your slave, just as the son of man came, not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

{According to Mark 10:17-18 }
    "As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"  Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone."

{According to Matthew 20: 25–28)
    " If anyone wishes to be first, he must make himself the last, and the servant of the rest. But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them.  It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave;  just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,"

{According to John 13: 3–17 }
    Jesus . . .  got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself.  Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. . . 
    After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you?  You call me Teacher and Lord–and you are right, for that is what I am.  So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.  For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.  Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them.  If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them."

{According to Luke 3: 7–9 }

    "John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him,  "You brood of vipers!  Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?  Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our ancestor'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.  Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

        Another reason that Catholics think that God is on their side is their billion number membership.  But would they be so persuaded, if they knew and believed these words of Jesus?
{ according to Matthew 7:13–17}
        "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it.  For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.  "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.  You will know them by their fruits.  Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?  In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit."

        The very last book of the Bible, Revelation ends with these words (Ch. 22: 13-21) :
   " I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. . . It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star. . . I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book.  If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away that person's share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.  The one who testifies to these things says, 'Surely I am coming soon.' Amen.  Come, Lord Jesus!  The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints.  Amen."