It’s nice to see Catholic news sources getting the message out there that all the "Gospel of Judas" hype is, well, hype.
HERE’S A GOOD PIECE FROM ZENIT.
AND ANOTHER FROM CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE.
One of the refreshing things about these pieces is how utterly contemptuous the experts being interviewed are about hullabaloo over the Gospel of Judas.
When asked whether the document will "shake Christistianity to its foundations," the Zenit expert replies:
Certainly not. The Gnostic gospels, of which there are many besides this one, are not Christian documents per se, since they proceed from a syncretistic sect that incorporated elements from different religions, including Christianity.
From the moment of their appearance, the Christian community rejected these documents because of their incompatibility with the Christian faith.
The CNS expert is even more blunt:
"It was junk then and it is junk now," he said.

