Musing with Benedict XVI

“Judas is neither a master of evil nor the figure of a demoniacal power of darkness but rather a sycophant who bows down before the anonymous power of changing moods and current fashion. But it is precisely this anonymous power that crucified Jesus, fo ri was anonymous voices that cried, ‘Away with Him! Crucify him!'” (emphasis mine – admin)

— Pope Benedict XVI,

Yes…and in all of that anonymity, of course, stand you and I in all of our own failures to love, or to stand apart from the mob, in our exile.

Good morning reading: A terrific article on the Easter images of Da Vinci’s The Last Supper H/T Amy Welborn