Was Peter ever in Rome? Scripture and early history show that the Roman claim rests on weak evidence and cannot support papal primacy.
1 PETER 5:13: Was the Apostle Peter In Rome?
The Catholic Encyclopedia maintains that Peter was in Rome, saying, “St. Peter’s residence and death in Rome are established beyond contention as historical facts by a series of distinct testimonies extending from the end of the first to the end of the second centuries.”

