Bones
that allegedly belong to St. Peter, one of Jesus Christ's apostles, who is also
considered by Roman Catholics to be the first pope, have been uncovered at a
1,000-year-old church in Rome.
The Telegraph reported on Monday that a worker found the bones
inside clay pots at the Church of Santa Maria in Cappella in the district of
Trastevere.
The
pots were apparently buried beneath a large marble slab near the medieval altar
of the church, which has been closed for 35 years due to damage.
I remain to be convinced that Simon Peter died in Rome. I need to be convinced that he even visited that city. For once,
perhaps, Channel 4 got something right about
Christianity. Even so - his was a most common name and I have not read that there is any more positive evidence.
