tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927849.post113874756491508420..comments2010-11-01T05:34:42.801-07:00Comments on Chapter Twenty-Four: Elyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038408625945701874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927849.post-1139084677469480642006-02-04T12:24:00.000-08:002006-02-04T12:24:00.000-08:00Well, after Peter was crucified, the other christi...Well, after Peter was crucified, the other christians in Rome took the body and buried it. Now, because they were being persecuted, they could not build a big monument on the site, but they remembered where it was and passed that information on. As the centuries passed, people just told each other 'this is the spot' but no one ever dug it up to check. St. Peter's Basilica is called that, because it was built on the spot which tradition said was the location of his tomb even though there wasn't any other proof for it. Now, other popes are burried beneath the basilica as well, and about a century ago, preperations were being made for one of these papal funerals, and a grave dating from the 1st century AD was found. Now this area of Rome was not a cemetary at that time, in fact it was illegal to bury anyone in the city walls. So, the body of a man killed by crusifixtion in the 1st century, right on the spot that the Church has always claimed was St. Peter's grave? Clearly, St. Peter's remains.Elyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11038408625945701874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927849.post-1138986192470855502006-02-03T09:03:00.000-08:002006-02-03T09:03:00.000-08:00I've just got to know. . .how do they know it's Pa...I've just got to know. . .how do they know it's Paul's tomb? Is he buried there? Oh, I work with your dad here in TX. I've enjoyed reading your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com