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Yoor lecture faild to take into account a couple of points, one being that "John" was not necessarily the apostle, and two, family relationships were strong, and so why would sons abandon their mother--unless the woman wasn't their REAL mother?

Slowly walking to the tomb,
To see Him one last time,
We carried ointments and perfume
To anoint our Lord sublime.
With trembling steps we struggled on,
Our hearts were breaking so,
And then we saw the empty tomb,
Oh, who would stoop so low?
To rob us of one final glimpse,
And strike yet another blow?
Then He stepped out from the shadow,
With a smile upon His face,
A peaceful calm fell on us there,
In the overflow of grace!
I fell to touch His garment,
And praise His Holy Name!
My precious Savior lives today,
I will never be the same!

so why would sons abandon their mother

They were not abandoning their mother, they were abandoning their brother.

Becky

Yoor lecture faild to take into account a couple of points, one being that "John" was not necessarily the apostle, and two, family relationships were strong, and so why would sons abandon their mother--unless the woman wasn't their REAL mother?

Surely you jest but I'll humor you.

Are you aware of any source, other than yourself, which makes the claim John was not the disciple described as "the one Jesus loved"?

Consider the introduction to John from Douay-Rheims:

Introduction to The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ According to Saint John

St. John the Apostle and Evangelist was the son of Zebedee and Salome, brother to James the Greater. He was called the Beloved disciple of Christ and stood by at his Crucifixion. . . . .

Considering that John was the only Apostle present at the crucifiction and His brothers were not there did not honor Him, and were not believers, who else but John?