Judas is neither a master of evil nor the figure of a demoniacal power of darkness but rather a sycophant who bows before the anonymous power of changing moods and current fashions. But it is precisely this anonymous power that crucified Jesus, for it was anonymous voices that cried 'away with him! Crucify him!'

Co-workers of the Truth: Meditations for Every Day of the Year (ed. Ignatius Press, 1992) - ISBN: 9780898704099