To content the multitude (τω οχλω το ικανον ποιησα). A Latin idiom (satisfacere

alicui), to do what is suffic…

And so Pilate, willing to content the people.—The word which St. Mark uses for “content” appears to be the Greek equivale…

Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done?

And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him. And so Pilate, wi…

The Venerable Bede: Pilate furnished many opportunities for releasing Jesus, in the first place contrasting a robber with the J…

Pilate saw that he could not change the mind of the mob. He would have to go through with Jesus’ crucifixion. According to historical sources, his …

And so Pilate, willing to content the people
To satisfy and make them easy, who were become very noisy and tumultuou…

Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death reserved for the most vile criminals. Therefore, the cross and the shame are linked. God …