early evidence to suggest that he did. >> for christianity, peter's presence in rome is ultimately not very important. what is important for chris chant is that the message of jesus did get to rome to the heart of the empire, and from there it went out to the world. >> peter is a key figure that lots of people love. he links jesus with the mission of the early church so he's a key figure in that sense. but he's also a very human character that we can all relate to. he has his failings. he is overenthusiastic at times. he keeps getting things wrong, but ultimately he pulls through it. >> the question really isn't whether peter made it to rome. but the real question is whether peter's life affected rome and transformed rome. >> you cannot go to rome and say that peter did not make it to rome.