I remember reading somewhere recently – I’m afraid I forget where – the claim that the Catholic Church has, for the last 2,000 years, been trying to pull the wool over believers’ eyes by claiming that Jesus is divine when it knows full well that he cannot be. Such conspiracy theories about the Church are commonplace, of course, but this particular one refers specifically to some passages in the scriptures where Christ admits to ignorance or else seems to get things wrong.
A classic example of this would be Matthew 24:36, in which Christ says, apparently of the end of the world, “about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father”. And indeed, that verse is not read at Mass: the Gospel for the First Sunday of Advent in Year A begins with the following verse. Very suspicious! It’s not even read at a weekday Mass. On the other hand, on the First Sunday of Advent the following year, we do hear Mark 13:32, which is completely identical.
