In the Gospel for the Solemnity of Christ the King, Jesus shows just how universal His kingship is. He stands before His judge, with blood still clinging to His clothes from sweating it in Gethsemane, and seeks to bring Pilate to the truth.
Jesus wants to save everyone, absolutely everyone, even a pagan on the point of killing Him, and so gives a model for us to imitate.
"Are you the king of the Jews?" Pilate asked. Jesus replied, "Do you ask this of your own accord, or have others spoken to you about me?"
