Why wasn't Mary given to Peter?

[kedera]

John was the apostle *who Jesus loved *and was the most steadfast and faithful throughout. I think that possibly this was Jesus way of giving his mother to all of those who loved him and were faithful. Wouldn’t you want to entrust someone so valuable to the one who you knew would be the most faithful, and most reliable so as to uphold his command? This doesn’t exclude Peter because he denied Jesus, but includes him because he was sorry and repentant. I don’t think that it was by happenstance that John was the one there at the cross, I think maybe that Jesus knew that this would be, the same as he knew he would be denied. Just my theory though

 

[NotWorthy]

I don’t think anyone’s covered this yet, but doesn’t “The Beloved Disciple” represent all of us Christians? Shouldn’t we all take Mary into our home?

I see confirmation of this theory in John’s Revelation 12:17:

Then the dragon became angry with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring, those who keep God’s commandments and bear witness to Jesus.

 

[havemercy]

then why didn’t Jesus build his church upon John instead of Peter?

S

Why didn’t God redeem man by walking a pink poodle?

 

[chicago]

John was the youngest of the apostles. And he was, obviously, there at the crucifixion present to Jesus and Mary. I believe that the Lord’s entrusting of her to John indicates how our God stands in solidarity with the poor and lowly ones of this earth who put their trust in His Mercy.

 

[Abira]

Why didn’t God redeem man by walking a pink poodle?

wish I hadn’t bothered asking if I’d got this childish response first.

i was asking because John never denied Christ and never strayed from Him in the same sense that Peter did when he denied Christ - it was just a passing thought that since the Church claims infallability it would have more of a symbolic ring to have John leading the church as he never strayed - like i said it was just a passing thought

 

[twosweetgirls]

Originally Posted by havemercy
Why didn’t God redeem man by walking a pink poodle?

Yeah, I think that was uncalled for, too. We are simply asking questions to make clearer the faith that has called us, for goodness’ sake!

 

[guanophore]

But all the apostles outlived Mary. The story of the Dormition of Mary shows all of the apostles coming to her deathbed (except Thomas, who showed up later).

Apostles, or disciples? I think some of the Apostles were martryd much earlier. My question is, why would any of them gather at her bed, or her grave, if she was so unimportant to them?

 

[guanophore]

But all the apostles outlived Mary. The story of the Dormition of Mary shows all of the apostles coming to her deathbed (except Thomas, who showed up later).

Apostles, or disciples? I think some of the Apostles were martryd much earlier. My question is, why would any of them gather at her bed, or her grave, if she was so unimportant to them?

 

[havemercy]

wish I hadn’t bothered asking if I’d got this childish response first.

i was asking because John never denied Christ and never strayed from Him in the same sense that Peter did when he denied Christ - it was just a passing thought that since the Church claims infallability it would have more of a symbolic ring to have John leading the church as he never strayed - like i said it was just a passing thought

Yeah, I think that was uncalled for, too. We are simply asking questions to make clearer the faith that has called us, for goodness’ sake!

Sorry!

I don’t think there’s an answer there for you, other than the obvious: Jesus did what he did. It may have simply been because John was the only apostle who was with him and Mary below him on the cross. Or maybe not.

 

[Spirithound]

Apostles, or disciples? I think some of the Apostles were martryd much earlier. My question is, why would any of them gather at her bed, or her grave, if she was so unimportant to them?

Well, I’m not Eastern, so I’m not extremely familiar with the story, but I was under the impression that it was the Apostles. Do you have their dates of death handy?

I don’t think any of us here are implying that she was unimportant to any of the Apostles…

 

[DaveBj]

Another explanation that hasn’t been presented yet–there is strong evidence from Scripture that John’s mother, Salome, was Mary’s sister, which would make John Mary’s nephew and Jesus’ cousin. Thus, Jesus would have been giving the responsibility of taking care of Mary to her own nephew.