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Me explaining my ideas about theology to God
If you’re trying to figure out why the youth are becoming Catholic, I recommend the radical strategy of seeing how they explain their own decision. And there could be no better place to start than ’s guest post for Reformation Catholicism!!
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I just got back from teaching my class and every word of it this is true, this is no exaggeration. He is writing from an American university but it is exactly the same in Canada.
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A reference guide for the 21 Ecumenical Councils! This took me entirely too long to put together, but I hope it’s extremely helpful in your study!
Did the Jews kill Jesus?
Literally speaking, no. The Romans performed the crucifixion. But the crowd and the leaders in Jerusalem were clearly baying for blood. Pilate gave them what they wanted, despite his better instincts (and those of his wife. Let that be a lesson to you, gentlemen).
The argument that “Jerusalem crowd + leaders ≠ Jews as a whole” is so obvious as to need no elaboration.
One of the less considered implications of “thuh jooz diddit” is that Pilate escapes deserved blame. He tried to wash his hands and blame it all on the tough crowd, but the fact remains: he had the authority* to pass judgement, and he imposed the capital sentence on Jesus. If he was just a victim of a dastardly plot by (((locals))), he would escape the opprobrium that he deserves.
* authority given, as Jesus pointed out, from above
