Why did he need to be betrayed? Why did any of the disciples have to be written in as the villain? He could simply have handed himself into the authorities.It could have been any of the disciples. He was the weakest link.
First, I note no particular difference in history in man's evil imagination before as compared to after 30 CE.the world-wide consequences of man's evil imagination is worse that a nuclear bomb.
Second, an argument is available that nuclear weapons are a major reason why WW2 was the last SuperWar.
Theologically the Trinitarian Jesus was never in danger from death or the grave, was he?he defeated death, hell and the grave.
That's completely a matter for you. It's not likely we'll ever coincide, but if we do, I'm happy to buy the first coffee.With your responses (if I can call it that since it is filled with unbelief, sarcasm, and skepticism ) convince me why I would share a pearl with you.
I've seen numerous surveys in the past of the number of US clergy who are gay. The highest was 30% but I find that hard to believe; still, I've never seen a result that put the figure lower than 10%. Even that may be affected by a higher response rate among gay clergy than others, but one way or another there are a lot of gay clergy out there. (I recall reading an interview with an Irish RC priest who said the clergy had been the natural home for gay men in Ireland for as long as he could recall.)as is the propensity to murder, peodophelia, lieing, adultery, and everything else...
Meanwhile in the last three or four decades the pedophilia scandal did more damage to the church every hour than I could do in a lifetime of being sarcastic here. It's cost the churches enormous losses of money, authority and prestige, though I trust good will come of it at last. Hating gays has simply had the churches tripping rather horribly over their own feet.
Yes, I know the great majority are good people, but putting the protection of the institution ahead of the protection of the parishioner has run up that danged big bill. And giving all the power to people over 70 isn't the most promising way forward either.