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  • Pope Calls Judas Double-Crosser in Homily (Adios National Geographic's romantic notion!)

    04/13/2006 7:47:16 PM PDT · by NYer · 57 replies · 1,552+ views
    AP ^ | April 34, 2006 | Daniela Petroff
    Pope Benedict XVI Thursday recounted the Biblical betrayal of Jesus by Judas, calling the apostle a double-crosser for whom "money was more important than communion with Jesus, more important than God and his love."Benedict's traditional depiction of Judas came during his Holy Thursday homily, a week after the release of an ancient Egyptian Coptic text dubbed the "Gospel of Judas," in which Judas is portrayed not as Jesus' betrayer but as his confidant who was doing his will by handing him over to his enemies to be crucified.Holy Thursday marks the start of a series of solemn ceremonies in the...