{"id":7903,"date":"2025-04-15T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=7903"},"modified":"2025-04-13T18:16:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T22:16:30","slug":"behold-the-man-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/behold-the-man-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Behold the Man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/march11.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"3253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/the-desert-of-lent\/attachment\/march11-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/march11.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"march11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/march11.jpg?fit=625%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/march11-1024x1024.jpg?resize=625%2C625&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3253\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/march11.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/march11.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/march11.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/march11.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/march11.jpg?resize=624%2C624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/march11.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pointing to Jesus he says: Ecce homo! Behold the man!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But the answer comes back: \u201cCrucify him, crucify him!\u201d<\/strong><br><strong>Pilate then tries to buy time: \u201cTake him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no crime in him\u201d (Jn 19:5-7). He is increasingly convinced that the Accused is innocent, but this is not enough for him to decide in his favour. The accusers use their final argument: \u201cIf you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar; everyone who makes himself a king sets himself against Caesar\u201d (Jn 19:12).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is clearly a threat. Recognizing the danger, Pilate finally gives in and pronounces the sentence. But not without the contemptuous gesture of washing his hands: \u201cI am innocent of this \u2026 blood; see to it yourselves!\u201d (Mt 27:24).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thus was Jesus, the Son of the living God, the Redeemer of the world, condemned to death by crucifixion.<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Over the centuries the denial of truth has spawned suffering and death. It is the innocent who pay the price of human hypocrisy.<\/strong><br><strong>Half measures are never enough. Nor is it enough to wash one\u2019s hands.<\/strong><br><strong>Responsibility for the blood of the just remains.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why Christ prayed so fervently for his disciples in every age:<br>Father, \u201csanctify them in the truth; your word is truth\u201d (Jn 17:17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stations of the Cross led by Pope St John Paul II<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pointing to Jesus he says: Ecce homo! Behold the man! 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