Religion

in Catholic school: "For your name is Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church." Huh? Come again?

Of course back then we weren't supposed to question any of this, so it wasn't until years later that the context sorta clarified it. The guy's name was Simon (ok, ok, Simon is an anglicisation of whatever the original name was). Jesus said something about Simon's faith being strong as a rock, and upon that rock He would build His Church. So, because our word "rock" translated to "petra" or something similar in Greek, ol' Simon probably then became known as Simon the Rock or Peter.

I said "sorta" clarified it.

BTW, many years ago we bought a chink of granite to sit by a lamppost in the front yard. After much consideration and a couple of drinks, we decided to name the rock "Peter."