Did he choose, or was he chosen? How far was Judas really responsible for his betrayal of Christ? As a cussed pupil in Catholic schools, one noticed that nothing made the classroom nuns and priests more uncomfortable than smart-aleck questions about the role and

fate of the bad disciple. If Judas was fated to betray Jesus, had God pre-doomed him to damnation? And if the betrayal was part of the divine plan, how could any guilt attach to the hapless agent?