"We do not know where they have laid him" ... Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me, for I am about to ascend to my Father." (John 20:2b, 17a)

You may remember the television program "To Tell The Truth." Three people would come out, all claiming to be the same person. After the panel had interviewed all three and everyone had decided who the imposters were, the host would intone dramatically: "Will the real John Doe, please stand up!" Then everyone waited with baited breath as each contestant stirred as if to rise until, finally, the real person did stand up.

In the New York Times Magazine, December 23, 1973, Fr. Andrew Greeley, in an article entitled "What Kind of Man?" made it clear that not everyone agrees when it comes to the question of who is the real Jesus Christ. Some think of him a…