I'm not a Catholic, so I'm not sure where I heard this, is it true? I need the answer really quickly :)
Fourteen answers:
skepsis
2007-08-20 16:15:51 UTC
The Bible says nothing about Magdalen washing Jesus' feet. That was a rumor started by Pope Gregory I who conflated Mary Magdalen ("from whom seven devils had been cast out") with the "sinful" woman in Luke's account of the foot washing.
The details in the account of the washing differ in each gospel. In some, his feet are washed, in others his head. Some use oil, others use the woman's tears. Judas complains, or is it Simon the Pharisee, or the other apostles? John says it was Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus who did the washing. Either it happened a lot or the details aren't important. But no one mentions Magdalen at the scene.
Modern Major General
2007-08-20 16:14:56 UTC
You don't need to be a Catholic to know that this is true - Mary Magdalene DID indeed wash the feet of the Saviour.
God's Fountain Pen
2007-08-20 16:50:56 UTC
Yes, she washed His feet with her tears of loving repentance, dried them with her hair, signifying the act of surrendering her 'beauty' to one she saw as being more beautiful. And then she annointed His feet with her costly perfume. This last act demonstrated her total trust and devotion to serve and follow Him. She declared her love and deep appreciation for Him by these things.
anonymous
2007-08-20 16:13:24 UTC
It was some other chick Mary.
There are three Marys in Jesus life.
His Mother
Magdalene
And the woman who washed his feet. [Mary of Bethany, Sister of Lazarus]
?
2007-08-20 16:27:52 UTC
Mary washed his feet with her tears and dried his feet with her hair, God bless her.
17pdr
2007-08-20 16:20:04 UTC
My girlfriend never washes my feet, Jesus was really lucky
Acai
2007-08-20 17:00:04 UTC
She did more than wash his feet for him. She sucked his toes too.
elfeste2001
2007-08-20 16:21:56 UTC
No she didn't.
She did not exist, Jesus did not exist as the bible is just a piece of fiction that a few billion weak minded people interpret as fact.
anonymous
2007-08-20 16:16:11 UTC
According to earlier versions of the Bible, she sucked his toes. The church edited that part out, though.
holly B
2007-08-20 16:23:55 UTC
yep...with very expensive perfume
anonymous
2007-08-20 16:15:02 UTC
That's what it says. Personally I think it's a metaphor for something else.
Ylang-Ylang
2007-08-20 16:14:14 UTC
Yes she did, and with her tears
JB
2007-08-20 16:13:14 UTC
yes she did
Nigel S
2007-08-20 16:16:12 UTC
wasnt she a pro, She would have washed anything at a price.
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