I was once told the story of a miracle preformed by Jesus which disturbed me slightly
Why were you so disturbed
Because the demons that were exorcised out of the man by Jesus were transferred to a herd of swine who proceeded to run down a hill and into a lake where they drowned themselves
But the man was saved
And the swine died
I confess I do not think that Jesus loves animals
The priest looked away from me and touched the wooden door of the confessional
I would normally say that Christ loves all creatures but this story troubled me also when I first heard it
But after reading various commentaries the story made much more sense to me
In short Jesus did not actually send the demons into the pigs he merely allowed the demons to go where they chose to go
A great number of people consider pigs unclean and will not touch their meat
It is rather like a barbaric invading army
They are considered barbaric and sub human and good only for destruction and this could be the reason that the demons chose these creatures
But that could mean that it was done for the good of the man
I would not have thought that the demons would have been of this consideration
They care little for anything
The priest smiled as I had clearly amused him
How little you know my son
The answer is staring you in your face
The demons might have been ignorant of everything but themselves
But Jesus was not
The priest stood up and opened the confessional door
He opened mine and helped me out and handed me my crutches
For I was in a crippled state after being attacked by a wild boar