Jesus was a Hebrew rabbi. Unusually, he was unmarried. The idea that he had a romantic relationship with Mary Magdalene is the stuff of fiction, based on no biblical evidence. The evidence, on the other hand, that he may have been what we today call gay is very strong. But even gay rights campaigners in the church have been reluctant to suggest it. A significant exception was Hugh Montefiore, bishop of Birmingham and a convert from a prominent Jewish family. He dared to suggest that possibility and was met with disdain, as though he were simply out to shock.After much reflection and with certainly no wish to shock, I felt I was left with no option but to suggest, for the first time in half a century of my Anglican priesthood, that Jesus may well have been homosexual. Had he been devoid of sexuality, he would not have been truly human. To believe that would be heretical.Heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual: Jesus could have been any of these. There can be no certainty which. The homosexual option simply seems the most likely. The intimate relationship with the beloved disciple points in that direction. It would be so interpreted in any person today.
You keep using that word, "evidence"...
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There have to be love letters from Judas to the Big J, right? Didn't Josephus say something about this? LOL
Wiki to the rescue: "Both Matthew (26:47–50) and Mark (14:43–45) use the Greek verb kataphilein, which means to kiss firmly, intensely, passionately, tenderly or warmly. It is the same verb that Plutarch uses to describe a famous kiss that Alexander the Great gave Bagoas."
And we're pretty sure Alex and Bags got it on. There's your evidence. I mean, it's the same verb!
I just like that sublime reasoning in the second paragraph. Jesus had a sex life because he was fully human. He was fully human because to believe otherwise would be heretical. Q to tha E to tha muthafuckin' D, as logicians are fond of saying.
Could this be a little tongue in cheek (so to speak)? You have to admit, the idea of saying to Christians, "If you don't believe Jesus was gay you're a heretic!", sounds fun.
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