The Importance of Mary in the Church

Mary is the one who goes and tells Peter this incredible news. She says, they have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they put him. But why does Mary go to Peter? Now, what that means to me is it's a pretty good indication that everyone understood that Peter was the leader. Even though he had failed, even though personally he had betrayed Christ, his role as the leader of the disciples wasn't canceled out by Peter's failure. We've got to remember this, because the successor to Peter carries on that office,. The successor to Peter has often failed as well.