These words attributed to Peter, "There is salvation in no one else," raise a difficult issue. If one misunderstands, it could lead to the idea that the only way to know God is through Christ. This would be offensive to our many friends of other religions throughout the world. True, one can correctly infer from Peter's words that there is something unique about Jesus, something which makes the experience of a relationship with Jesus not only special, but according to those of us who lay claim to that relationship, something above and beyond that known to others outside this faith. But surely, it would be heartless to insist that some little boy who grows up on the streets of Bombay believing that cows are divine, or a tiny girl destined to die of starvation in a remote African village cann…