Another notable issue is the lack of any mention of Peter in the epistle, even among the many friends Paul greets in chapter 16, an absence many [[Protestants]] see as conspicuous,<ref>Barnes, ibid.</ref> as the [[Roman Catholic church]] holds Peter to have been the head of the church there, and first [[pope]]. | Another notable issue is the lack of any mention of Peter in the epistle, even among the many friends Paul greets in chapter 16, an absence many [[Protestants]] see as conspicuous,<ref>Barnes, ibid.</ref> as the [[Roman Catholic church]] holds Peter to have been the head of the church there, and first [[pope]]. |