Science Fiction Used As Missionary Propaganda

A Chasidic looking man posted a class on line. In it, he claims that the first pope was a rabbi, a great scholar [😲😲] living in Jaffa, who went to the Beis Hamikdash and asked the Kohanim for names of G-d with which he would perform miracles. He said he would use these miracles to attract Christians whom he would then take to Rome. He told the Kohanim that the punishment for doing so would be spread among all of them and they would share the blame - and they agreed [???????]. They gave him the names of G-d, he did miracles, the Christians were duly impressed and off to Rome they went.

This was used by Christians as proselytizing propaganda. They entitled the clip "Jewish Rabbi admits that the first Pope was a Kabbalist Jewish Rabbi".

I said to myself - "Self, boy is this weird. Am I supposed to believe that???"

So - I emailed him, asking for his source. After a number of weeks, someone else responded.

This is what he said: 

Peter was a Jewish fisherman in Bethsaida (John 1:44). He was named Simon, the son of a man named Jonah or John.
Peter was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. Roman Catholic tradition holds that Jesus established St. Peter as the first pope (Matthew 16:18). Jesus also gave him “the keys of the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 16:19), which is why he is often depicted at the gates of heaven in art and popular culture.
So that means that Peter was Jewish.
Also - There are some sources that say that the Sanhedrin sent one of the apostles to make Christianity as un-Jewish as possible.

In other words, this dude made the whole story up. No Kohanim, no G-d's names. no miracles, no taking anyone to Rome, no the first pope was a Rabbi [unless "Rabbi" means "fisherman"], no Jaffa. Like everything he said was complete fiction. And he said it with such confidence. 

Fake News of the first order. 

Mussar Haskel: Don't believe everything you hear or read.