It seems that nothing in Narnia is a coincidence. All of the allegory is meant to be there, right? So did Lewis mean to make Peters place in Narnia so much like the Pope? I know he was not Catholic (though I am not sure what his reason for not being one was) but he has this character (named Peter of all things) who is, by the grace of Aslan and under Aslan, High King over all kings in Narnia. To my little high schoolers unread Catholic mind the similarity is obvious and I have never known Lewis to do something like that with out knowing it. So educate me. What was Lewis' opinion of the Papacy and why did he give Peter this place in Narnia?
Sorry if this has been brought up before but I have always wondered.