| | St. Peter was crucified in Rome (67 A.D.) but, out of his respect for [[Jesus]], St. Peter requested and obtained an upside-down crucifixion, with his agonizingly pointed downwards at Rome (67 A.D.). The brutal, anti-Christian Nero was the Roman Emperor at the time. This was recorded by the historian [[Origen]].<br> Peter's remains were placed at a magnificent basilica erected at the foot of the [[Vatican]] Hill. | | St. Peter was crucified in Rome (67 A.D.) but, out of his respect for [[Jesus]], St. Peter requested and obtained an upside-down crucifixion, with his agonizingly pointed downwards at Rome (67 A.D.). The brutal, anti-Christian Nero was the Roman Emperor at the time. This was recorded by the historian [[Origen]].<br> Peter's remains were placed at a magnificent basilica erected at the foot of the [[Vatican]] Hill. |
| − | Peter's life and legacy was marked by an internal battle between faith and reoccurring internal lacking of moral courage. Even after the crucifixion of Jesus, whom he denied three times<ref>[https://biblehub.com/parallelgospels/Peter_Denies_Jesus_Three_Times.htm 168. Peter Denies Jesus Three Times]. ''Bible Hub''. Retrieved December 25, 2022.</ref> and the sin of which he repented from, Peter made grave errors which were harshly rebuked by the Apostle [[Paul]]; in [https://www.esv.org/Galatians+2/ Galatians 2:11–14], Peter acted hypocritically between his behavior among Gentiles and Jewish leaders, causing others to follow the immoral example; Paul, himself a Pharisee, scathingly responded: "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?" | + | Peter's life and legacy was marked by an internal battle between faith and reoccurring internal lacking of moral courage. Even after the crucifixion of Jesus, whom he denied three times<ref>[https://biblehub.com/parallelgospels/Peter_Denies_Jesus_Three_Times.htm 168. Peter Denies Jesus Three Times]. ''Bible Hub''. Retrieved December 25, 2022.</ref> and the grave, cowardly sin of which he repented from, Peter made grave errors which were harshly rebuked by the Apostle [[Paul]]; in [https://www.esv.org/Galatians+2/ Galatians 2:11–14], Peter acted hypocritically between his behavior among Gentiles and Jewish leaders, causing others to follow the immoral example; Paul, himself a Pharisee, scathingly responded: "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?" |