“Christ Is King!” by John Zmirak

By John Zmirak, The Stream, March 26, 2024

John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream and author or coauthor of ten books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. His upcoming book is No Second Amendment, No First.

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In a perfect world, the title of this column would be totally uncontroversial. But then again, in a perfect world it might not even be true. You see, without the Fall, we wouldn’t have needed a Savior. Therefore, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, the Logos, the Person of Jesus, while still our King, might be honored by different titles — and not as “Messiah” (Christos). With no sin to save us from, would we even call Him “Christ”?

One of the most profound reflections in Christian theology is that of the “happy fall,” which points up the irony that the evil of Adam’s transgression is infinitely outweighed by the goodness of Jesus’s sacrifice. As the Catholic Easter Vigil liturgy prayer sums it up: …

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