Catholic ping!
Yes this is sad but true... and our 1st Pope (Peter) denied Christ 3 times.
I wish I could find the statitisics I saw that showed that despite the flaws and abuse, children were much more likely to be abused outside of the church (little consolation for the victims, but many of them are only going after the supposed big target in the Catholic Church)
WAS ST. PETER IN ROME?
St. Peter and Rome
Did the Apostle Peter Ever Visit Rome?
Occasionally Naive and Fearful, Yet Honest and Capable of Repentance (Profile of St. Peter)
Saint Peter As Seen by His Successor (extraordinary document from B16 on his preaching and papacy)
HOMILIES PREACHED BY FATHER ALTIER ON THE FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
Peter, Witness of the Resurrection (Papal preparations for Easter 2006)
The Fraternal Society of St. Peter on EWTN
Saint Peter and the Vatican, the Legacy of the Popes
Saint Peter and The Vatican - Legacy of the Popes