Talk:Paschal mystery

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[edit] Mystery is the key word

There are several pages that discuss different aspects of the Paschal (Easter) season. This page should focus on the mystery part of the phrase. e.g a) The mystery that Christ could die for us? b) The mystery that he had to die? or c) The mystery that he was raised from the dead? What specifically is the mysterious portion of this? Waarmstr 19:15, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

"Mystery" as used here is a theological term with a specific meaning. It does not mean, "Something doesn't make sense to us." Rather, it means something with so profound of a meaning, no matter how much we understood about it, there would always be more to discover. In this sense, the entire event of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus forms the Paschal Mystery, for it is these taken as a whole that become the "Mystery" that can not be fully unraveled. --Threej lc (talk) 03:03, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Checking

Checking, this is indeed a theological term. It is used in multiple theological traditions, both outside [1] and inside the Roman Catholic church.[2] It appears to be somewhat controversial within Roman Catholic theology.[3] [4] [5] Definitely a stub with significant potential for improvement. GRBerry 15:36, 23 May 2008 (UTC)