597. The historical complexity of Jesus’ trial is apparent in the Gospel accounts. the personal sin of the participants (Judas, the Sanhedrin, Pilate) is known to God alone. Hence we cannot lay responsibility for the trial on the Jews in Jerusalem as a whole, despite the outcry of a manipulated crowd and the global reproaches contained in the apostles’ calls to conversion after Pentecost.385 Jesus himself, in forgiving them on the cross, and Peter in following suit, both accept “the ignorance” of the Jews of Jerusalem and even of their leaders.386 Still less can we extend responsibility to other Jews of different times and places, based merely on the crowd’s cry: “His blood be on us and on our children!”, a formula for ratifying a judicial sentence.387 As the Church declared at the Second Vatican Council: . . .
Neither all Jews indiscriminately at that time, nor Jews today, can be charged with the crimes committed during his Passion. . . the Jews should not be spoken of as rejected or accursed as if this followed from holy Scripture.388
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
20. What is the Canon of Scripture?
550. What are the essential forms of Christian prayer?
450. Why did God “bless the Sabbath day and declare it sacred” (Exodus 20:11)?
135. How will Christ judge the living and the dead?
525. How is one to use the means of social communication?
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How is God’s sovereignty portrayed amidst the chaos in Lamentations 2:8-9?
What is the significance of Aeneas’ healing and Dorcas’ resurrection in Acts 9:32-43?
How Obedience to God Can Lead to Victory: An Analysis of the Siege of Jericho (Joshua 6)?
What is Jeremiah’s message about God’s unconditional love?
Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Lessons from the Meeting of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 33:1-20)
What is the church’s role in promoting reconciliation according to Philemon 1:6?
What does James 5:7-11 teach us about patience in times of suffering?
