Kissing St Peter’s Toe Reflects Rome’s Pious Crowd
D R Locke notes in Toledo Blade that crowds at St Peter’s kiss the bronze toe of a statue misidentified as St Peter. Mothers and children lead the ritual, fathers reluctant but compliant, while peasants and beggars join in reverence. The statue’s true origin as Jupiter is ignored by faithful visitors.
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