Rome, Italy, May 10, 2011 / 18:02 pm
St. Peter is the “touchstone” of the apostles’ proclamation of Christ, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said upon taking possession of his titular Roman church of St. Peter in Chains.
“Today the voice and message, the proclamation and teaching of Peter continue to echo in our hearts because they echo throughout the whole world,” the cardinal said in his May 8 homily. “All of us have a special bond to Rome because Peter continues to live and exercise his ministry here. You, Romans, have the privilege of being the faithful members of the Church that claims Peter as its bishop.”
Cardinal Wuerl, the Archbishop of Washington, said that Catholics are at one with Romans in “the faith that recognizes the unique role of Peter.”
“I am grateful today to have the privilege of taking possession of this venerable church as the titular cardinal-priest,” he said in his homily, provided to CNA by the Archdiocese of Washington.