Meggan Watterson

He says, are we to think that the Savior gave her secret teachings a woman and didn't speak openly so that we would all hear?

And then he says, surely he did not want to show that she is more worthy than we are.

And it's like, yes, Peter, actually, that's exactly what Christ wanted to show is that Mary is as worthy as you are.

But he doesn't believe her.

And Andrew chimes in is like, yeah, her teachings are really strange.

And then it's only Levi who comes to her defense.

And he says this.

if the Savior considered her worthy, who are you to disregard her?

So there's that worth.

And I think there's a direct correlation between the fact that the disciples don't believe Mary within her own gospel, that what she's saying is true,

Then the church by the sixth century labels her the prostitute, which she never was.

And then here we are in the 21st century and we still don't believe survivors.

Like to me, there is a direct correlation.

We still don't believe Mary.

Mary Magdalene, for the majority of people around the world, is still the penitent prostitute.

even though that has long since by scholars and by the church itself been established as a fiction.

She's still the penitent prostitute and her gospel is still considered apocryphal of doubtful authenticity.

To me, there's a connection.

There's a direct connection.

And I believe Mary and I believe it matters that we still don't believe Mary.