Template talk:Apostles

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Why included?

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Why are Luke and Mark, who are not among the Twelve, included in this template title Apostles? Str1977 ^{(smile back)} 00:01, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2007-01-30T00:01:00.000Z","author":"Str1977","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Str1977-2007-01-30T00:01:00.000Z-Why_included?","replies":[]}}-->

Why is St. Paul included in this template? He was not one of the twelve Apostles. I can see the argument for including Matthias in this list because he replaced Judas Iscariot, but no such argument can be made for Paul. Tjtenor2 (talk) 11:35, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2008-03-25T11:35:00.000Z","author":"Tjtenor2","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Tjtenor2-2008-03-25T11:35:00.000Z-Why_included?","replies":[]}}-->

Paul claimed to be the "Apostle to the Gentiles". Catholic Encyclopedia: Apostles: "Saul of Tarsus, being miraculously converted, and called to preach the Gospel to the heathens, claimed with much insistency this title and its rights. " 1 Cor 9:1: "Am I not an apostle?".75.15.204.93 (talk) 18:19, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2008-11-12T18:19:00.000Z","author":"75.15.204.93","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-75.15.204.93-2008-11-12T18:19:00.000Z-Why_included?","replies":[]}}-->