Simon was a fisherman. His brother Andrew said to him:"I have met jesus. Come and see him. " Simon saw and become a follower of Jesus, who changed his name to Peter, which means "rock." Jesus picked eleven other Apostles and said: "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people." He meant that He would send them to do His work of bringing people to God. One day, Jesus said to them: "Who do you think I am?" Peter answered: "You are Christ, the Son of God." Our Lord was pleased and said: "You are Peter, a rock, and I will build My Curch upon you. I will you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven." THis is the power to help people get to heaven. After His Resurrection, Jesus said to Peter: "Feed My lambs, feed My sheep." In this way, our Lord made clear that peter was the to be the first Pope. Peter was crucified, head downward, in Rome, because he considered himself unworthy to die as Jesus had done.