"In those days there appeared in Israel transgressors of the law who seduced many, saying: “Let us go and make a covenant with the Gentiles all around us; since we separated from them, many evils have come upon us.” The proposal was agreeable; some from among the people promptly went to the king, and he authorized them to introduce the ordinances of the Gentiles. Thereupon THEY BUILT A GYMNASIUM in Jerusalem according to the Gentile custom. They disguised their circumcision and abandoned the holy covenant; they allied themselves with the Gentiles and sold themselves to wrongdoing."
1 Maccabees 1:11-15
From Edward Pentin: "Shot of today's circus act performed at today's general audience on feast of the Chair of Peter. Photo @dibanezgut"
