Catholic Devotion: Pray the Rosary for the Souls at Risk (The Da Vinci Code)

Similarly, in an interview with “Good Morning America” when asked: “if you were writing it as a nonfiction book, how would it have been different?” Dan Brown responded: “I don’t think it would have. I began the research for The Da Vinci Code as a skeptic. I entirely expected, as I researched the book, to disprove this theory, and after numerous trips to Europe and two years of research, I really became a believer.”

excerpt: http://www.tfp.org/davincicode/meet_the_real_dan_brown.htm

So, folks, it looks as if Dan Brown is trying to pass this book/movie off as truth, not fiction.

Either way, it is very wrong, but for those who say that he is not trying to pass it off as truth - they are wrong.

use not vain repetitions

This is a mistranslation in the KJV. The Greek word is battalogeo, which does not mean "repetition" so much as it means "babbling".

Virtually no other translation translates battalogeo as "repetition," and that's why. It's wrong.

There is nothing wrong with repetitive prayers. Some of the Psalms are very repetitive.

As a former Catholic teacher, I am stunned that there are Catholic teachers out there promoting this book. They are obviously oblivious to what the church is truly all about. These people seem to be lost souls. Unbelievable. And to give it as gifts to students really shows that they are in absolute ignorance of the Church and her history. These people need to go back to school. They do need our prayers, and perhaps a rosary as well.

I can tell you, here, in my area, there is almost a kind of glee with some. My friend said, when the book came out, 'I knew it!', when she called me one morning to say her box of copies had arrived. And excitedly discussed how we knew these rumors but Brown had just proved them and had the courage to publish them. She bought a dozen to give as gifts. We heatedly discussed it. She will no longer discuss it with me, because I just refuse to 'believe'. She says everyone she's given the book to as a gift agrees with her, and I believe it.

I am acquainted with many of the Catholic teachers and other teachers in my town through some volunteer work. I mention this only because most of them love it, have read it, have given it as gifts. One carries with her a well worn, bookmarked copy, everywhere she goes. And they share this book's fictional ideas with their students, passing it off as 'learning'. Truly heretical stuff such as Jesus was married, Mary had other children, etc, contrary to Church teaching makes it into the classroom even at the grade school level. I know, that's been happening for generations. But until now, most of these people just didn't buy into those things, or were older when presented with it.

That's a real danger of the book, it 'gets' folks who held firm to Church teaching through other 'storms', but now, packaged as a 'novel' and blockbuster movie, many who weren't swayed suddenly are. They do need our prayers. I've gotten into heated discussions with one or 2 of them who consider me now to be 'closeminded' and (said with a whisper) conservative. Ha!

Be in the World, but not of the World.

Wasn't that what Christ told his Disciples?

You've fought the good fight, and have shaken the dust from your sandals.

At times like this I think on Pilate's question to Christ, "What is Truth?"

Christ's beautiful response back, "Those who know me know the Truth."

This certainly must give us pause to think when we see such things take place. To literally tear apart the church to conform with the whims of society won't find these people the truth.

How can they be so shallow, and abandon common sense and truth?

Tragic... it really is.

Christ has Risen!

"Challengers come and go. What remain are the words of those who were willing to die for their claim that they personally witnessed the miraculous life, death, and resurrection of the Son of God."

" One of those witnesses wrote, "For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty" (2 Peter 1:16).

http://www.rbcdavincicode.org/bta_more.php

heard the new, after one week....it is flop. many people complain. but anyway, dan brown already millionaire in one week. he won't be worry. the next film is X-Men : The Last stand. Come everybody, watch this film and get rid of Da Vinci Code(Moron!!!). Lucky, we're not like muslim or else we follow them "Death to Dan Brown!!!" "Behead who follow him!!!" "Burn Him!!!" "Go to HELL!!!"

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