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Why did Jesus treat the dove-sellers at the Temple with kindness?

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At John 2:14-16 (NRSVCE) we read: > In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” We see Jesus adopting a lenient approach towards sellers of doves *vis-a-vis* those selling sheep and cattle. Is it because His parents had offered doves at the time of His own presentation to the Temple (Luke 2:24)? What do the teachings of Catholic Church reveal on the said 'differential treatment' of Jesus towards various merchants ?
Asked by Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan (13704 rep)
Jul 11, 2018, 04:08 PM
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