Dante puts Pontius Pilate in the outermost circle of Hell, among the indolent—scant punishment, you might think, for the man who executed Jesus Christ. By letting Pilate off easy, Dante was situating ...
Every year, on Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion, Catholics around the world hear the same reading from the Gospel of John. As Jesus stands before Pilate, Pilate asks him if he is a king. In reply, ...
The climax of Jesus’ struggle in Gethsemane was the decision to do what God wanted Him to do rather than to do what His human nature preferred, namely, to run away and remain safe. He had been ...