“The Christian Martyrs’ Last Prayer”
Jean-Léon Gérôme (ca. 1883)
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a) Jesus seems to be speaking metaphorically here, but his disciples misunderstand and take him literally.
b) He’s definitely predicting an imminent time when society and dominant opinion will be hostile to the ancient Church.
c) We should never have expected that society and dominant opinion would be friendly to the modern, restored Church.
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