tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post4671900671297568104..comments2024-01-12T04:58:49.069-05:00Comments on Kyrie, Eleison!: St. Peter in Rome?Anastasia Theodoridishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-47927889403627770782010-10-30T16:18:53.926-04:002010-10-30T16:18:53.926-04:00Anne, I forgot to say that if St. Peter was not in...Anne, I forgot to say that if St. Peter was not in Rome before St. Paul, then either he was not the first Bishop of Rome or else the Romans as yet had no leadership. That's one significant point here. Another is that if St. Peter was not in Rome before St. Paul, then he did not "plant", establish, the Church of Rome.Anastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-60917916887564253642010-10-26T16:39:17.122-04:002010-10-26T16:39:17.122-04:00Yep. It's pretty doubtful Peter was ever there...Yep. It's pretty doubtful Peter was ever there. He was the leader of the church in Jerusalem...Kaciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374573594800663980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-70649906316848239472010-10-26T04:02:16.582-04:002010-10-26T04:02:16.582-04:00Hi, Anam Cara,
Or maybe somebody out there readin...Hi, Anam Cara,<br /><br />Or maybe somebody out there reading this can point us to the St. Nektarios piece???Anastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-12145893005683722882010-10-26T04:01:21.278-04:002010-10-26T04:01:21.278-04:00Hi, Anne,
Personally, I think trying to dispute t...Hi, Anne,<br /><br />Personally, I think trying to dispute the papal claims by denying Peter was ever in Rome is overkill, like taking a sledgehammer to a mosquito. <br /><br />Still, I thought it interesting that so much doubt exists.Anastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-36497066940103264242010-10-24T17:22:27.557-04:002010-10-24T17:22:27.557-04:00If I'm remembering right, Peter spent a lot of...If I'm remembering right, Peter spent a lot of time in Antioch; even the Roman Catholic materials I have don't claim that he was in Rome before Paul was in Rome. Over 30 years passed between Jesus' ascension and Peter's martyrdom. A lot can happen in 30+ years. <br /><br />For my own part, I seriously doubt that the accounts of Peter being martyred in Rome are invented. I expect he died in Rome. The next few bishops of Rome claimed to have known Peter directly; I don't know any reason to doubt that. <br /><br />I'm recalling a quote from a writer early in church history, that based the whole idea of apostolic succession on the fact that churches like Rome had the teachings of Peter and Paul ringing in their ears. <br /><br />The early church's testimony was that Peter had died at Rome. <br /><br />I don't really doubt that the early church kept track of what happened to the apostles and those from whom they heard about Jesus, the traveling preachers that started this whole thing to which we belong. <br /><br />I'm trying to figure out where you're coming from. Are you suggesting that Peter never went to Rome but made up their own early history? If so, then why would the other apostolic churches let them get away with it? <br /><br />Take care & God bless<br />Anne / WFWeekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-31721023201278325152010-10-24T08:02:06.251-04:002010-10-24T08:02:06.251-04:00I confess, I always wondered about Peter and Rome....I confess, I always wondered about Peter and Rome....<br /><br />I hope you find what St. Nektarios wrote. Please share it if you do!Anam Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960986859370967282noreply@blogger.com