Mary Magdalene got a bum rap from the Church

September 8, 2010
posted by New Thought Examiner @ 10:49 AM

Alex Marcoux - New Thought Examiner

Alex Marcoux - New Thought Examiner

Mary Magdalene got a bum rap from the Roman Catholic Church – and still seems to be getting the short end of the stick!
We’ve all heard of Mary Magdalene though some call her Miriam, others call her Mary Magdala or Mary Magdalen. While she’s been called by many names, there is one designation she is notoriously remembered for—being the remorseful prostitute who washed Jesus’ feet.

Did you realize that in 1969 the Roman Catholic Church admitted that they made a mistake by dubbing her the prostitute in the Bible?

“Only in 1969 did the Catholic Church officially repeal Gregory’s labeling of Mary as WH0RE*, thereby admitting their error—though the image of Mary Magdalene as the penitent WH0RE* has remained in the public teachings of all Christian denominations.”…(more)

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