Essien Udofia Modern day theologians are quick to claim Simon Peter almost destroyed the gospel when he took over the leadership of the “Church after the ascension of Jesus Christ but were unanimous on Paul (Saul) as the one who salvaged the church and laid the solid foundation Christianity and the Church was built upon. This is not a religious debate, and neither my intention to start one. It is just to lay the foundation for my argument of and for the need to have a good successor who will build and improve on existing legacies and achievements and not destroy it.