Sts. Peter and Paul

The feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul in many ways is a feast day of reconciliation but also a reflection on the mission work of these two most significant apostles. Both of whom died and were martyred in Rome. St. Paul had a conflict with St. Peter over the requirement of Gentiles' to refrain from certain foods. St. Paul rebuked St. Peter on this topic. The rebuke of St. Peter was falsely used as evidence by the archheretic Marcion to "prove" that St. Paul was the only legitimate apostle. But it was the confession that St. Peter made on which the faith stands.

That is why in identifying a witch, one of the first ways to tell is by ordering the witch to confess Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God, and that he is Risen from the dead. The witch will of course squirm when confronted with that question. He will twist and turn. Some will try and qualify it but St. Peter's confession is what our faith stands on. St. Paul's mission work is what expanded the faith that St. Peter laid down for us. The two were the most harmonious apostles.