kiss, which of course is the sign of peace. So Judas is representative of those who are not reconciled with God but who ambitiously seize the rank of peacemaker. Because Judas also took meals with Christ and dipped his hand into the same dish at the Last Supper, which recalls the eucharistic ministry of the priesthood, Bernard used Judas as a type for all the priests who pretend to love their people but betray them by their deeds. The Judas priest, according to the saint, has no part in the prayer