I read somewhere that Pontius Pilate actually did commit suicide, in the end.
Interesting. I’d not read that. I know that the Orthodox Church has a St Procula Day; that was Pilate’s wife. Makes me wonder what must have been going through Pilate’s mind and soul after the events of Good Friday and Easter.
I don’t know how anybody could be in politics without getting cynical and hardened. Somehow, though, the rule of law has to apply even in politics.