When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.
Wikipedia says that "[The Massacre of the Innocents] is understood as the fulfillment of an Old Testament prophecy. And while I can appreciate that this event is inextricably linked to Jesus' birth, I feel like it has its own significance.
- How are Catholics taught to respond if they observe infanticide, genocide, or a mass killing in their own lives, when it appears like the event might be fulfillment of prophecy?
- Are they taught to simply mourn the dead? Or are they taught to organize and respond in some way?