Printable version Pope: Like Thomas, we contemplate the wounds of the Risen One and, in the Jubilee, we welcome God’s love See also John Paul II, Pope of Divine Mercy, says Benedict XVI 23/04/2006 ...

When Thomas, who had been absent, insisted he must see Jesus’s wounds for himself, Jesus offered him the opportunity. “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place ...

“Thomas wants an extraordinary sign — to touch the wounds. Jesus shows them to him, but in an ordinary way, coming in front of everyone, in the community, not outside,” the Pope said.

Hence, Thomas’ insistence to see the marks of Jesus’ wounds, should not be interpreted as a matter of his doubt, but to make the connection between the Risen Christ and the one who suffered on ...

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Italian painter Caravaggio depicts Thomas putting his finger in one of the risen Jesus' wounds. This was the newborn Christianity’s first internal encounter ...

"Thomas wants an extraordinary sign -- to touch the wounds. Jesus shows them to him, but in an ordinary way, coming in front of everyone, in the community, not outside," the pope said.

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