Who framed Mary Magdalene?
That question arose as I noted the discrepancies in the two items in the July 30 issue of The Catholic Virginian. On page 20, there was an article describing a Mary Magdalene celebration in which Mary is depicted as the “apostle to the apostles,” a title given to her by Thomas Aquinas, renowned Church theologian, teacher & philosopher. The prayer service centered around Mary Magdalene as a witness to Life — the life of the Risen Christ. On page 13 of the same issue there was complete disconnect in the insert on Mary Magdalene’s feast, July 22, portraying her as the well known “sinner” who “spent the rest of her life doing penance for her sins.” Contemporary biblical scholarship confirms that nowhere in Scripture is Mary identified as a public sinner or prostitute. All four Gospels name Mary of Magdala as the primary witness to the Resurrection. The “sinful woman who loved much” (Luke 7:36–50) remains unnamed as do the vast majority of women in Scripture. Perpetuating the misrepresentat
