Mary, The Tower
Sermon by Diana Butler-Bass (July 2022)
A powerful reminder that our truth is only as strong as the integrity of those who passed it down to us. Just because everyone thinks it is true, does not make it correct.
This sermon brings to light biblical translation and transcription errors that have substantially changed how we read the text.
Mary Magdalene had her status diminished to that of a prostitute by Pope Gregory the Great (6th century), but it turns out that he was not the only person to minimise Mary’s status and role in the first century church.