Posted on 09/15/2010 2:55:34 PM PDT by 0beron
Editor: Another weirdo who is a disciple of Karl Rahner SJ.
The Benedictine Monk writes in his newest book that Jesus wanted money for his talks -- a supposition which in any case lacks biblical support.
Munich (kath.net) P. Anselm Grün, the famous Benedictine Monk and spiritual writer, has represented in his latest book "God, Money and Conscience -- Monk and Manager in Discussion" seemingly crazy theses about "Jesus and Money". So he says, without biblical proof, that Jesus it supposed to have had charged money for his talks.
"Jesus had a purse", he said a few days ago at a book signing in Munich. That God and Money, Church and Commerce are not contradictory, is what Grun and Puma-Director Jochen Zeitz want to show in their new book.
Any ministry needs money to survive. However, Jesus was not in then least interested in worldly profits, nor were his disciples (except perhaps for Judas). Jesus had the wealth of heaven at his disposal, and the ability to multiply loaves and fishes. He did not need worldly wealth. He asked his followers to contribute mainly as a testimony to their faith.
Jesus did not charge an admission fee when he spoke.
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