[ n e c r o m a n c e r? that's one out of left field, and for a couple silent, lightly judgmental seconds, castiel's staring as if waiting for more context. none? okay then, here we go. ]

No. [ measured, forbearing, suspicious. ] Nor was she a prostitute. Pope Gregory I projected the shame of his favored solicitation onto her. Mary Magdalene was a widowed midwife.

[ much more boring than some churches like to profess, but it's human nature to sensationalize these things. and, to invent baseless smear campaigns of women with too much power or respect, so no one's that surprised. ]

The Bible makes a poor history book. Though Revelation was fairly accurate, up to a point.

[ the point where the intended participants decided, nah fuck that noise, but that's a much longer story. ]