The proposed revisions, the most significant since the RCL’s introduction in 1993, aim to address anti-Jewish bias in the Passion from John and the Acts of the Apostles.
Adapted from a Consultation on Common Texts press release
The Consultation on Common Texts (CCT) has received a draft statement about passages in John and...
By saying this prayer, those of us who are Gentiles become like the Syrophoenician woman. We admit we are dogs, unworthy as Gentiles and those who chronically forget God’s promises to the Jews to sit at God’s table, and yet we go on to ask for God’s food all the same, trusting that our host is merciful.
