The Priests and Pilate

IS there a right relationship between the Church and the State? That's one inescapable theme in today's passage. This is not a lecture on the question and to cover it adequately would take a whole course of lectures. But certainly this has something to say to that issue – what should we expect from our leaders in the Church and in Government?

When is cooperation permissible and when does it become – not cooperation but collusion and conspiring and a betrayal of the Church's basic stance, basic message and basic methodology?

Let's look at :

1. The Awkward Dance of Church and State
2. The Choreographer Of a New Dance
3. How to Do the Dance of Hope