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>[Pope] describes Jesus at the cross as "a failure"

The Pope shows his hand in subtle ways. The fact is, Jesus succeeded at the cross completely. He fulfilled the prophecy, his true purpose, and set in motion our ultimate salvation.

To Pilate, who would be instrumental in the crucifixion Christ knew was ahead of him: “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.” John 19:11

28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

When Jesus says "It is finished," it is not to say that he has lost or failed but rather that he had won. That his battle that day was complete and victorious, because he had fulfilled the Old Testament prophecy in all respects, according to God's will (cf. Psalm 22).

Basically, Project Looking Glass has been millennia in the making.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN

The Empty Tomb

20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”

3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7 as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. 8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. 9 (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)