We bring to every question of injustice the realization that the reign of God is ultimately stronger and more definitive than the power of evil. Moreover, we do not follow the Way of the Cross with the illusion of reproducing the events of Jesus' life in our own. None of us will ever be called to experience execution Roman style as was the case in occupied Palestine. What we see depicted in the Via Crucis is the pain of humiliation, physical suffering, frustration, rejection, lack of appreciation, and loneliness. Jesus' spirit in the midst of these trials was single minded dedication, limitless love, forgiveness, and surrender to the Father.
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The cause is championed because of its distinctly religious and moral dimensions, even though these may well coincide with concerns which are political. In every instance, our approach must be rooted in the rightness of the cause before God. There is no instance in the passion of Jesus when he responded to cruelty in kind. Rather he insisted that the sword be returned to its scabbard. If we are to take the Gospels seriously, then pacifism is not A stand, it is the ONLY stand.