“Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.” (Luke 11:43)
Although there were undoubtedly some in this ultra-conservative religious order who took and practiced their faith seriously, the Pharisees also attracted many who simply wanted the status and prestige associated with it. They loved being “seen” as pious and religious, without really being pious and religious; lording and dictating to others. The loved the attention, the recognition, and the perks – like the best seats in the synagogues and having a celebrity-type notoriety amongst the population.
In essence, their arrogance outweighed their humility.
Fr. John
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