Wrangler,
The main theme of all your bullet points seem to suggest that you have a theory that Peter was no more important than any other Apostle therefore he could not have been the leader of The Church. Here is why you are wrong:
Jesus singled out Peter when He gave him the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt. 16:18-19).
Jesus asked Peter and Peter alone to feed His lambs and tend His sheep (
John 21:15-19).
Jesus said that He prayed for Peter ALONE to strengthen the others and bring them back to faith (
Luke 22:31-32).
Peters called "Protos" (First) in the Gospel (Matt. 10:2)
Peter's name occurs first in all lists of apostles (Matt. 10:2; Mk 3:16; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13)
Peter is specified by an angel as the leader and representative of the apostles (Mark 16:7)
Peter takes the lead in calling for a successor for Judas (Acts 1:22)
Peter is the first person to speak (and only one recorded) after Pentecost, making him the first Christian to preach the Gospel in the Church (Acts 2:14-36)
Peter works the first miracle of the Church Age, healing a lame man (Acts 3:6-12)
Peter utters the first anathema (Ananias and Sapphira) affirmed by God (Acts 5:2-11)
Peter is the first person after Christ to raise the dead (Acts 9:40)
Cornelius is told by an angel to
seek out Peter for instruction in Christianity (Acts 10:1-6)
Peter's name is mentioned in Scripture more often than all the other disciples put together!