The Judas Response

[Mr_Lonely]

If you found out that you had betrayed someone you considered a brother in Christ, intentionally or not, what would you do? I am struggling with the notion that a devout, practicing Catholic can be so indifferent to others. I realize, none of us are perfect, but does that imperfection give us excuse to persecute?

 

[Suslar]

If you found out that you had betrayed someone you considered a brother in Christ, intentionally or not, what would you do? I am struggling with the notion that a devout, practicing Catholic can be so indifferent to others. I realize, none of us are perfect, but does that imperfection give us excuse to persecute?

I would pray . . .avoid the person I offended . . seek spiritual direction for good advice . . .pray a bit more . . . . . . . hide in shame for awhile … . and eventually summon the courage to apologize. Gosh, those situations are tough!

On the other hand, I know now that I once offended someone but had no idea at the time. The person who I hurt did not come to me, but to others in the parish and the community condemning me. I do wish I would have been the first one told instead of having so many others involved - others who were told I intentionally acted a certain way - when honestly, I did not.

My friend, I would encourage you to give this person the benefit of the doubt as a brother in Christ. Go talk with him. It could be that he has no idea. We cannot know what we do not know. Hope it all works out well!

 

[Harry1941]

Gospel of Judas
Amid much publicity last year, the National Geographic Society announced that a lost 3rd-century religious text had been found, the Gospel of Judas Iscariot. The shocker: Judas didn’t betray Jesus.

Instead, Jesus asked Judas, his most trusted and beloved disciple, to hand him over to be killed. Judas’ reward? Ascent to heaven and exaltation above the other disciples. What say you?

Harry

 

[Robyn_p]

Gospel of Judas
Amid much publicity last year, the National Geographic Society announced that a lost 3rd-century religious text had been found, the Gospel of Judas Iscariot. The shocker: Judas didn’t betray Jesus.

Instead, Jesus asked Judas, his most trusted and beloved disciple, to hand him over to be killed. Judas’ reward? Ascent to heaven and exaltation above the other disciples. What say yiu?

Harry

I say the fact that it was written over two centuries after the fact makes it an obvious fake. Thatd be like someone writing nowadays a letter supposedly written by John Wilkes Booth saying Lincoln actually told him he wanted him to shoot him. There’s a reason it was never considered Scripture.

Compare that to the Gospels, which were all written within fifty years of the event, when most eyewitnesses were still around, and have always been considered scripture. I say we are on much surer ground with them.

 

[Harry1941]

I say the fact that it was written over two centuries after the fact makes it an obvious fake. Thatd be like someone writing nowadays a letter supposedly written by John Wilkes Booth saying Lincoln actually told him he wanted him to shoot him. There’s a reason it was never considered Scripture.

Compare that to the Gospels, which were all written within fifty years of the event, when most eyewitnesses were still around, and have always been considered scripture. I say we are on much surer ground with them.

Maybe God wanted them to be founded, The bishops in 170 AD should have burn them., I have an open mind.I wish to hear Judas side, Maybe Judas never want to turn Jesus in. If there were no passion of the cross, Jesus would never have risen. The Catholics will not be praying the Hail Mary, if the Lord was not put to death on the cross. The bishop threw the writings away because they didn’t believe what Judes had written.Jesus had said to Judas, You will be greater than the Disciples, but hated.

Harry,