Original sentence: In Roman Catholic tradition, Peter is considered the first bishop of Antioch, and later bishop of Rome and therefore the first pope.It could also be a symbolic code name for Antioch or some other large city.More literally, it could refer to some city in Mesopotamia.The Roman Catholic Church makes use of his position as first bishop of Rome and Jesus' statement that Peter was the "rock" upon which he would build his community as the case for papal primacy.The preterist view of the Book of Revelation concludes that Babylon is figurative for Jerusalem
Edited sentence: In Catholic tradition, Peter is considered the first bishop of Antioch, and later bishop of Rome and therefore the first pope.The Catholic Church points to the facts of his position as first bishop of Rome and Jesus' statement that Peter was the "rock" upon which he would build his community as the case for papal primacy