Search results
Jun 19, 2018 · Writings from Pope Gregory I in the year 591 is the first example in which Mary Magdalene is referred to as a woman of wantonly sinful history. A good deal of argument exists to this day over the true nature and identity of Mary Magdalene.
- Badgered Witness
- A Mary Mixup
- Lead Us Not
- The Vamp Revamped
Many cradle Catholics are shocked to learn that there is no biblical evidence that Mary of Magdala was a prostitute or public sinner. She is mentioned 12 times in the New Testament—making her the second most mentioned woman, after the Virgin Mary. Most references are found in the Crucifixion and empty tomb narratives, where she is portrayed as a lo...
If Mary of Magdala is consistently portrayed as a crucial player in arguably the most important event of Christianity, why is she not remembered for this role? “Unquestionably and dearly, Mary of Magdala was the primary witness to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and our whole Christianity depends on that,” says Thompson. The problem lies in the a...
While no pope or other person deserves the singular blame, many feminist theologians have no doubt that Mary Magdalene’s reputation was deliberately altered to suppress women’s leadership in the church in those early centuries. Given the gospel accounts, her importance could not be denied—but her character could be changed to be less threatening. “...
Today, reclaiming Mary Magdalene’s rightful role as apostle and leader remains an uphill battle, her supporters say. “The biblical scholarship is still relatively new,” says Thompson. The news is just beginning to filter down to people in the pews. The feast day celebrations sponsored by FutureChurch and Call to Action are one way many Catholics ar...
Jul 22, 2015 · Below you’ll find St. Gregory the Great’s homily on St. Mary Magdalene . From a homily on the Gospels by Gregory the Great, pope She longed for Christ, though she thought he had been taken away. When Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and did not find the Lord’s body, she thought it had been taken away and so informed the disciples.
Oct 12, 2020 · None other than the Smithsonian Magazine in its 2006 article by James Carroll, “Who was Mary Magdalen” talks in these loaded terms: Pope Gregory I (c. 540-604) was born an aristocrat and served as the prefect of the city of Rome. … His pontificate marked a solidifying of discipline and thought, a time of reform and invention both.
Jan 25, 2008 · Few characters in the New Testament have been so sorely miscast as Mary Magdalene, whose reputation as a fallen woman originated not in the Bible but in a sixth-century sermon by Pope...
- Contributor
Around the year 591, Pope Gregory I gave a homily which identified Mary Magdalene as being the anonymous sinner with perfume in the Gospel of Luke, as well as being the Mary known as the sister of Martha and Lazarus. He also specified her sins for the first time as those of a sexual nature.
Gregory was among those who identified Mary Magdalene with Mary of Bethany, whom John 12:1-8 recounts as having anointed Jesus with precious ointment, an event that some interpret as being the same as the anointing of Jesus performed by a woman that Luke (alone among the synoptic Gospels) recounts as a sinner.
