Ummmm...again, how does what you posted contradict my statement? How does the fact that He revealed Himself to 500 of his followers change the fact that He didn’t reveal Himself to the hundreds of thousands who witnessed His passion?
Where is the Cardinal wrong?
“It might have been expected, that, on our Saviour’s rising again from the dead, He would have shown Himself to very great numbers of people, and especially to those who crucified Him; whereas we know from the history, that, far from this being the case, He showed Himself only to chosen witnesses, chiefly His immediate followers; and St. Peter avows this in the text.”
When Paul says that he showed himself to over 500 hundred, I believe it is clear that Jesus showed himself to a large number of people, not his immediate followers. The writer’s assertion clearly implies that Jesus showed himself to very few people. Paul clearly states that he showed himself to many people. He didn’t even bother telling who they were and said many remained alive, even to that day.