tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post8946554865959850446..comments2024-03-25T06:39:42.081-04:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: No, Jesus wasn't prejudiced against the Canaanite womanFr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-53163655747492325142017-09-08T12:55:32.844-04:002017-09-08T12:55:32.844-04:00Thanks for a great explanation.Thanks for a great explanation.John F. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497490500148126673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-15591706613613450802017-08-23T10:38:55.965-04:002017-08-23T10:38:55.965-04:00When I was a child I remember the contrast of what...When I was a child I remember the contrast of what was taught to my Protestant friends and what I heard from the Catholic Church. The ad hoc interpretations often bordered on lunacy or even blasphemy. The lesson given to me is that people educated in the Gospels should guide us in understanding Scripture. People who try to make Christ relate to us as humans so often make Him human to do so. This passage seems, rather, like a set up where the Lord is almost mocking the disciples' presumptious attitudes by highlighting the humility of this woman. He did that frequently, even to Pilate, IIRC. In this case, and the case of the Centurion whose words we proclaim before Communion Christ healed the victim without them present through the Faith of the most low who confessed His power. <br /><br />These people who try to make Christ topical rather than timeless risk more than they know. rcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131930849106490711noreply@blogger.com