What we have today is the encounter between two judges: one, representing this world, is Pontius Pilate; the other, representing the world to come, is Jesus of Nazareth. The former is a Roman upwardly mobile careerist the latter is a Galilean peasant. Pilate sees Jesus as an inconvenience and is ready to mock him. Jesus, as he does with all of us, sees into our souls. He informs Pilate and through him the Roman Empire that whatever power he/it wields has been given him/it by the Father. The power that Jesus possesses is not that of the sword rather it is the truth. In the final analysis it is Pilate who is on trial here - he is found wanting. The Church does not give us today the question uttered by Pilate: "What is truth?" (in Latin: Quid est veritas?) This, however, is as relevant to today's society as it was for Pilate. Blinded by power and insecurity he is nevertheless, in his own way, desirous of knowing the meaning of life and what it means to please God.
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