III. Jesus and Israel’s Faith in the One God and Savior (cont’d)
(588) Jesus scandalized the Pharisees by eating with tax collectors and sinners as familiarly as with themselves. Against those among them “who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others,” Jesus affirmed: “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners [...]

I. Jesus and the Law (cont’d)
(581) The Jewish people and their spiritual leaders viewed Jesus as a rabbi. He often argued within the framework of rabbinical interpretation of the Law. Yet Jesus could not help but offend the teachers of the Law, for he was not content to propose his interpretation alongside theirs but taught [...]

Article 4: “Jesus Christ Suffered Under Pontius Pilate,was Crucified, Died and was Buried”

Paragraph 1. Jesus and Israel
(574) From the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry, certain Pharisees and partisans of Herod together with priests and scribes agreed together to destroy him. Because of certain of his acts—expelling demons, forgiving sins, healing on the sabbath day, his [...]

Paragraph 3. The Mysteries of Christ’s Life
In Brief (cont’d)
(567) The Kingdom of heaven was inaugurated on earth by Christ. “This kingdom shone out before men in the word, in the works, and in the presence of Christ” (LG 5). The Church is the seed and beginning of this kingdom. Her keys are entrusted to Peter.
(568) [...]

III. The Mysteries of Jesus’ Public Life
Jesus’ messianic entrance into Jerusalem (cont’d)
(560) Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem manifested the coming of the kingdom that the King-Messiah was going to accomplish by the Passover of his Death and Resurrection. It is with the celebration of that entry on Palm Sunday that the Church’s liturgy solemnly opens Holy [...]