3rd Sunday of Easter: How do we know the disciples weren’t making it up?

As we continue to reflect on the event of the Resurrection, as we do hearing today's account of Jesus appearing to the Eleven in Luke, one of the things we notice is how different the details of the different accounts are. Do the discrepancies between the accounts make the fact of the Resurrection more or less plausible? As a man once questioned me after leaving Easter Mass, "How do we know the disciples weren't making it up?" In this homily we'll explore why Pope Benedict XVI claimed that the differences between the accounts supported their veracity: We should be more certain of the Truth of the Resurrection because of the difference in details than if the accounts were carefully edited to be in perfect agreement.