Pod Have Mercy

Episode 122: RICHARD ROHR AND GOOD FRIDAY


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"Today the primary human problem, the core issue that defeats human history, is both revealed and resolved. It is indeed a “good” Friday. The central issue at work is the human inclination to kill others, in any multitude of ways, instead of dying ourselves—to our own illusions, pretenses, narcissism, and self-defeating behaviors. Jesus dies “for” us not in the sense of “in place of ” but “in solidarity with.” The first is merely a heavenly transaction of sorts; the second is a transformation of our very soul and the trajectory of history." - Richard Rohr


Today we talk Good Friday! We dig into an article by Richard Rohr called, "The Scapegoat and Scapegoating".

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