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According to Christian tradition, saints Peter and Paul were both martyred in Rome, from which the Catholic church draws the authority of Rome as the 'apostolic see'. Paul seems to have jostled with Peter for precedence in the early church, and does seem to have achieved rather more lasting impact. Yet Peter's memory has massively eclipsed Paul's in Catholic eyes, with the pope of course being viewed as Peter's successor.

Is there any way that Paul could be similarly venerated, perhaps in a diarchy with both a Petrine and a Pauline 'pope' in Rome?
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