Who started the Christian Church?

[JLSamuel818]

St. Ignatius of Antioch couldn’t wait to get to Rome to have his “bones ground by the teeth of wild animals.”

uh… that sounds excruciatingly painful…

With love and grace,
_[Samuel]

 

[Ferde_Rombola]

uh… that sounds excruciatingly painful

The words I quoted are his. I don’t doubt it was painful, but it’s what he wanted.

 

[rinnie]

Actually, tradition has it that Peter was on his way out of Rome when he met the Lord on the Appian Way and asked him, “Quo vadis, Domine?” The Lord said, “I’m going to Rome to be cricified again.” whereupon Peter turned back and went to his fate. Voluntarily, as you said.

As to some of the martyrs wanting to die for the Faith, St. Ignatius of Antioch couldn’t wait to get to Rome to have his “bones ground by the teeth of wild animals.”

That Ferde is exactly the way is was taught to me also.