‘None of us are exempt from the predicament of the pharisee. The same danger lies in any organisation.’ Photo: Detail from ‘Christ Accused by the Pharisees’ by Duccio di Buoninsegna (1308-1311)

‘The “righteous” often set themselves above other people, and whenever we mistake the form of religion for the content, we run the same risk.’

Saving grace: Tony D’Souza on pharisees, ancient and modern

‘The “righteous” often set themselves above other people, and whenever we mistake the form of religion for the content, we run the same risk.’

by Tony D’Souza 3rd December 2021

That morning was different. The people came and he started to teach as usual, but then the door flew open and the pharisees burst in with the woman.

Saving grace: Tony D’Souza on pharisees, ancient and modern

‘The “righteous” often set themselves above other people, and whenever we mistake the form of religion for the content, we run the same risk.’

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