Judas swallowed Satan's agenda, whole, he swallowed his treachery and betrayal, whole. John says that Judas and Jesus had a little conversation then that no one could hear but himself, for he was as usual next to Jesus at table, as his beloved. And he heard it. The others, he said, thought that he and Judas were discussing finances, for that was Judas's responsibility, for he had the money box. But it wasn't money or the distribution of something to the poor that they were really talking about.
Intimacy makes love possible, and it also makes treachery easy.
Apparently, Jesus had a better insight into the character of Judas by this time than I had of my young druggie friend dipping his bread into the soup bowl that day at lunch. Jesus had called Judas to be a disciple, and must have had great hopes for him at one time. Perhaps even as they came to this supper together in the Cenacle. It's the one I'm sharing with now, most closely. Judas, more mature, more trustworthy with money, was perhaps the one most depended upon to be there and be responsible.