peter did make the journey to rome. but there's not enough early evidence to suggest that he did. >> for christianity, peter's presence in rome is not very important. what is important for christianity 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. he's also a very human character that we can all relate to. he has his failings, he's overenthusiastic at times. he keeps getting things wrong, but ultimately he pulls through. >> the question really isn't whether peter made it to rome, be you the real question is whether peter's life affected