This woman who we know from centuries of paintings and scripture as the docile, loving, silent, long-suffering, obedient, worshipful mother of Christ becomes a tragic heroine with the relentless eloquence of Electra or Medea or Antigone.
Mary judges herself ruthlessly (she did not stay at the foot of the Cross until her son died - she fled, to save herself), and is equally harsh on her judgement of others. The 'Testament' is brief, thought-provoking, and just about perfect in every way. I was very moved by Toibins writing and Meryl Streeps interpretation. In Catholic World Report, Mark Shea reports that an execrable new book from Ireland, The Testament of Mary, by Colm Tóibín, is the latest piece of Catholic-hating detritus to wash up on our. She does not agree that her son is the Son of God nor that his death was "worth it " nor that the "group of misfits he gathered around him, men who could not look a woman in the eye," were holy disciples. Some will of course be offended to see Mother Mary presented in this way, without the trappings of 2000+ years of religious teachings. She has no interest in collaborating with the authors of the Gospel - her keepers, who provide her with food and shelter and visit her regularly.
But he hopes the lack of controversy will not hold back his dark retelling of the Gospels, 'The Testament of Mary,' from winning the Man Booker Prize on Tuesday at his third attempt. In the ancient town of Ephesus, Mary lives alone, years after her son's crucifixion. By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - What surprises Irish author Colm Toibin about his latest book is that it hasnt been burned.
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