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"Angels and Demons: More Demonic than Angelic" Catholic Leader Critical of DaVinci Code Myth
RFFM.org ^ | June 9, 2009 | Arlene Sawicki

Posted on 06/09/2009 12:21:16 PM PDT by Daniel T. Zanoza

Editor's Note: The movie "Angels and Demons" is considered a financial flop in the United States. It must be noted 70% of revenue generated by Hollywood films derives from foreign viewership. See: http://www.imdb.com/boxoffice/ -- JMZ

Disparaging the Catholic Church is the real purpose of the latest Dan Brown/Ron "Opie" Howard movie “Angels and Demons.” Bill Donohue, President of the anti-defamation Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights www.catholicleague.org is demanding a disclaimer as the team who produced "The DaVinci Code" uses the same confusing mix of "fact and fiction" to spin a suspenseful conspiracy tale revolving around a secret ...

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TOPICS: Religion; Science; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: angelsanddemons; anticatholic; billdonohue; catholic; catholicbashing; culturewar; danbrown; davincicode; liberalbigots

1 posted on 06/09/2009 12:21:17 PM PDT by Daniel T. Zanoza
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To: Daniel T. Zanoza
“Disparaging the Catholic Church is the real purpose of the latest Dan Brown/Ron “Opie” Howard movie “Angels and Demons.””

BS. Catholics are over sensitive and for good reason.

2 posted on 06/09/2009 1:07:43 PM PDT by wolfcreek (KMTA!)
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To: wolfcreek

I hope that wasn’t too disparaging.


3 posted on 06/09/2009 1:12:45 PM PDT by wolfcreek (KMTA!)
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To: Daniel T. Zanoza

Too many people take movies too seriously these days.

Its a fictional story. And that’s all it is meant to be. Go to any library you will find lots of fiction.


4 posted on 06/09/2009 1:14:16 PM PDT by jerry557
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To: Daniel T. Zanoza
"...the Illuminati was founded by a German law professor Adam Weishaupt in 1776 and [reorganized as The Bilderberg/Masonic/Jooooooo Conspiracy] in 1787..."

Fixed it.

/s

5 posted on 06/09/2009 2:11:48 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (Free men do not have to ask permission.)
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To: jerry557

Filmed on location at historic churches.


6 posted on 06/09/2009 2:14:06 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (June 4, 2009 - the day Barack Obama threw all of America under the bus.)
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To: Daniel T. Zanoza
Bla, bla, bla, bla, waaaah, waaaah, waaah, waaaah.

I suspect if the priesthood had spent less time promoting socialism and done a better job of protecting their flock and policing their own of perverts and abusers, they wouldn't feel the need to be so defensive about a work of fiction.
7 posted on 06/09/2009 3:01:33 PM PDT by Sudetenland (Liz Cheney for President!.)
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