I did supply a scholarly alternative refuting the catholic claim. Did you not read post 172?
Here it is again.
There is, however, no evidence to show that he was the founder of the Roman church, though (along with Paul) he had some connections with it from an early stage.....
Introducing the New Testament, John Drane, Fortress Press Edition 2011, p403.
And I can go to my copy on the shelf to verify the accuracy of your quote. /SARC. I believe that the Christians will stick with the truth, that Peter did indeed found the Church in Rome. BTW you are aware that he is buried in the Catacombs in Rome the same he was crucified upside down.