Well, I simply refuse to believe that Jesus knowingly asked Judas to betray him as suggested by this National Geographic program.
It just doesn't make any sense at all.
I believe the word of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John over Judas any day of the week.
Given that Easter is here, I suspect that this program is yet another attempt by the MSM to distort Christianity and thus dishearten its believers.
If anything, the Gospel of Judas makes you have even more respect and love for Jesus, not less.
I always thought that Judas was a cartoon figure in the Gospel of John anyway. After all, what “betrayal” is Judas performing? He points out Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. This is hardly an action worthy of payment because Jesus wasn’t exactly in hiding.