Of course, that is a modern-day take on Dante s Inferno, who places in the lowest circle of hell, Judas Iscariot. He will suffer the most, because he betrayed his best friend with a kiss. Judas treachery is the first of many heartbreaks Jesus is about to undergo in the days ahead. That one had to hurt too. Oh we know how to hurt one another.
Physical pain is one thing.
Each of us has different levels of tolerance for it. But to be stabbed in the back by those closest to him wounded Jesus more than the spikes that finally pinned him to the cross. The enemy within, embodied by Judas Iscariot, reminds us that there is a shadow side to the church where we still have it in us to betray those we love. But I ve always felt for Judas, because nobody acts in a vacuum. Judas choices are the most devastating, but there are other choices being made here too, by the other disciples.