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FROM WIKIPEDIA:
Saint Peter, also known as Simon Peter, was an early Christian leader, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament and Christian tradition, and the very first bishop. Peter is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles and is venerated as a saint and the first Pope by the Catholic Church,[3] the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Oriental Orthodoxy.[4] The son of John or of Jonah or Jona,[5] he was from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee or Gaulanitis. His brother Andrew was also an apostle.
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Two general epistles are ascribed to Peter, although the majority of Biblical scholarship rejects the Petrine authorship of both.[6][7] The Gospel of Mark was traditionally thought to show the influence of Peter's preaching and eyewitness memories. Several other books bearing his name—the Acts of Peter, Gospel of Peter, Preaching of Peter, Apocalypse of Peter, and Judgment of Peter—are rejected by the Catholic Church as Apocryphal.[8][9][10] According to New Testament accounts, Peter was one of twelve apostles chosen by Jesus from his first disciples. Originally a fisherman, he was assigned a leadership role and was with Jesus during events witnessed by only a few apostles, such as the Transfiguration. According to the Gospels, he confessed Jesus as the Messiah,[11] was part of Jesus' inner circle,[12] walked on water,[13] denied Jesus,[14] and preached on the day of Pentecost.[15] Peter is said to have been crucified in Rome under Emperor Nero Augustus Caesar. It is traditionally held that he was crucified upside down at his own request, since he saw himself unworthy to be crucified in the same way as Jesus Christ. Catholic tradition holds that Saint Peter's site of crucifixion is located in the Clementine Chapel, while his mortal bones and remains are contained in the underground Confessio of St. Peter's Basilica, where Pope Paul VI announced the excavated discovery of a first-century Roman cemetery in 1968. Every June 29 since 1736, a statue of Saint Peter has been crowned in St. Peter's Basilica with a papal tiara, ring of the fisherman, and papal vestments, as part of the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul.
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LUNCH WITH THE FT - SAINT PETER by aangirfan
We received an e-mail from Saint Peter telling us that, some time ago,
he encountered some dead Palestinian children at the gates of Heaven.
According to Saint Peter, photos of these dead Palestinian children are
now being presented as dead Syrian children, and are being used in the
videos which claim that there was a gas attack in Syria.
"The video makers are also using photos of dead children from Yemen," wrote Saint Peter.
"The video makers are also using photos of dead children from Yemen," wrote Saint Peter.
Simon Peter was a fisherman who became one of the Twelve Apostles.
Peter is said to be the "keeper of the keys of the kingdom of heaven", according to Matthew 16:19
I wanted to ask Peter about some of the recent people that he may have encountered, including Osama bin Laden.
Peter has arranged to meet us at a restaurant called King's Kitchen, in Charlotte, in North Carolina.
We both order salads and mineral water.
I ask Peter how he will react when he eventually encounters the top generals in the Pentagon.
"I will feel no anger," says Peter. "I will simply tell them to go to Hell."
Our peach and pecan salad arrives and we tuck into walnut vinaigrette, greens and local honey.
Peter is said to be the "keeper of the keys of the kingdom of heaven", according to Matthew 16:19
I wanted to ask Peter about some of the recent people that he may have encountered, including Osama bin Laden.
We both order salads and mineral water.
I ask Peter how he will react when he eventually encounters the top generals in the Pentagon.
"I will feel no anger," says Peter. "I will simply tell them to go to Hell."
Our peach and pecan salad arrives and we tuck into walnut vinaigrette, greens and local honey.
The video above shows women and children kidnapped from Latakia by the US-supported rebels. Friends of Syria
Peter tells me that the bodies of the kidnapped children are being used
by the rebels in their videos allegedly showing victims of 'the gas
attack'.
The gas attack is said to have taken place in East Ghouta, which has
been deserted for over a year now, when all the residents left the area,
because of terrorist attacks.
Osama bin laden (far right)
And what about Saint Peter's encounter with Osama bin Laden?
Peter recounts what Osama said to him after Osama's death in 2001.
"My mother was a Jewess," said Obama. "And I worked hard for Mossad, MI5 and the CIA."
"I had to tell him," says Peter, "that very few rich men can enter the
Kingdom of Heaven. And Osama made a lot of money in the narcotics trade,
working with the Jewish mafia."
Our House Salad arrives - greens, carrot, cucumber and tomato.
"Do you allow many Americans into heaven?" I ask Peter.
"Virtually none," says Peter.
Many of them are too fat to get through the entrance.
