Jesus Christ was not God, and Mary was not a virgin, according to a controversial new book written by an Australian Catholic priest.
In the booklet, ‘God is Big. Real Big’, which has gone on sale for $20 in several churches, Bathurst priest Peter Dresser argues Jesus could not have been God.
“This whole matter regarding Jesus being God ... not only does violence to my own intelligence, but must be a sticking point,” he says.
“For millions of people trying to make some kind of sense of the Christian religion ... No human being can ever be God, and Jesus was a human being. It is as simple as that.”
Father Dresser claims Joseph was Jesus’s father, Mary was not a virgin – and actually had six children – and that the story of the resurrection should not be taken literally.
The booklet has angered conservative Catholics, such as Sydney priest Anthony Robbie.
“What a breathtaking know-all, to claim he knows the mind of Christ contrary to scripture and tradition. His words rob Christianity entirely of its meaning and purpose,” Father Robbie told News Ltd.
“The Council of Nicaea settled the question that Christ was God in 325, so he is 1700 years out of date.
“The rest is a regurgitation of every discredited 19th-century liberal Protestant German cliche in the book.”
Bravo
Oh right, so he knows all about what happened 2,000 years ago then. Nice to have the mystery settled.
meiah
(sigh) he may not be right, or he may be, depends how you read the bible really. You could argue that we are all God........but essentially, does it matter?
stardust2
Christian religion confuses me.They say they believe in only one god but then they say they believe in god the father god the son and god the holy ghost.Now correct me if I am wrong but that is three gods is it not.
Raymond
I like how they banter the words "holy ghost" around and then tell people there's no such thing as ghosts.
I think the christian faith would do itself a huge favour if they all got together, settled their petty sqaubbles and got their story straight.
There, I've just saved the christian faith and I'm not even one of 'em.
