Blurb:
“Avenger Endgame is not only culturally significant, it moves us deeply. This episode explores how the film echoes the endgame of the biblical story, with emphasis on the portals opened up for us by Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection”
Excerpt from episode:
… “This is why, when Cap finally whispers, “Avengers… Assemble,” and cinemas around the world erupted in cheers, it was not a merely cheering for our superheroes. It was a cheer for a Christ figure who comes to unite his kingdom, past and present against the real Thanos—Satan. As the one who willingly puts his body on the line to lead the charge, Cap unmistakably stands as Christ the head of the church, as Christus Caput Ecclesiae, who does not abandon the body, but rather gathers it together. Regarding the righteousness of Captain America in that moment, there is a is line which has since gone viral, “One man stood alone against destiny, and a universe came to stand with him,”. This is so profound and so fitting. It reflects a fundamental law of the Kingdom of God. When a man perseveres in his call and is willing to give his life for it, heaven answers and aid is always given. And yet! The myriad of beloved characters that pour forth from the portals reveal something deeper still. They echo the reality of the Catholic teaching on the Communion of Saints…”