Jesus chose from a large cross section of people to begin His Christianization of the whole world.  He picked competent people, people with virtues, who knew how to labor, who had learned how to deal with setbacks.  One was a tax collector, others were fishermen, one was a highly educated persecutor of Christians (St Paul).  He also approached and did apostolate with Joseph of Arimethia, "the rich young man", widows, sick, and if you watch attentively to even Pilate!  He does apostolate with the Pharisees.

In yesterday's Mass from St John's Gospel...who does He choose?  A "Man named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews". 

Stop turning the early Church into something that it clearly wasn't.  Round out your understanding.