A listener named Hope calls into the show and asks, "Why aren't there any Gospels by Peter if the Church was entrusted to him?" Father Dave explains that in Peter's time, many people were illiterate or couldn't write very well, and stories were primarily passed down orally. Only certain people in society were able to write. Father Dave points out that it is not certain that Peter was illiterate, but very likely. Original Air 09-06-17