Holy Office, Holy Boycott (Rome's counter-offensive to the DaVinci Code)

WITL ^ | April 29, 2006 | Rocco Palmo

[NYer]

And for those who still insist that this is just a novel, I stumbled across the following image.

Mary Magdalene and their child

Available as pin, pendant or on a stand. Large size is only $30.

[wagglebee]

In Dan Brown's defense, I believe that when he wrote it, he just intended for it to be a novel. However, he has since been coopted by the anti-Christian secularists and is doing their bidding in return for hundreds of millions of dollars.

This blasphemous icon is absurd, I am almost surprised that they are not making toy action figures to give with a kid's meal at Burger King like they do with "Star Wars."

[NYer]

Thanks for the post! Hopefully some of the other catholic freepers can share Fr. Nabil's message.

[AnAmericanMother]

Our Vicar preached on this today. He had a ball (he is a VERY dynamic preacher) and told us all to read up on our Scripture and our church history and our catechisms and be prepared to "do battle for the Lord."

I met him after the service and told him the Gospel Armour was revved up and waiting . . . I do so love a good fight (must be all the Irish and Scottish Highland blood in the family . . . )

[kosta50]

Amato said the book, written by Dan Brown, had been hugely successful around the world thanks in part to what he called "the extreme cultural poverty on the part of a good number of the Christian faithful."...

Well, that is true, as some Protestants, for instance believe that the New Testament preceded the Church. But, true Christians need to look at themselves as being at fault. Perhaps our teaching of the faith is not finiding its mark. Perhaps the fact that the satanic books of this kind are successfull is probably more our fault than the society's.

[ArrogantBustard]

Perhaps the fact that the satanic books of this kind are successfull is probably more our fault than the society's.

Good point ... if Western Civilisation were truly Christendom (as it ought to be), Dan Brown's publisher would have laughed him out of the office.

[mgist]

I think that is Mary, Joseph and Jesus. They are a symbol of the holy family. A symbol that is so important and seems to be lost in our society of "cultural poverty".

[starfish923]

You are right.
It is listed in the FICTION section.

[starfish923]

Reminding me of what I had written to you earlier: Father told us this morning that the movie the Da Vinci Code is coming out in May, and he was very sad about the loss of faith that would occur from this movie (and the book that preceded it), so sad that he "cried in his bed." He has warned us about the book, telling us not to read it several times over the last year. In a lighter tone, he joked that if we saw the movie we would have to come to him to Confession, and he would "think" about whether or not he would absolve us. We all had a chuckle, but in all seriousness, it is not a laughing matter. He said that the movie would wound Jesus all over again, relating it to Thomas, who said "my Lord and my God" and then went out to die for Jesus. He said this movie wounded Jesus, and instead of making people say "my Lord and my God" that it would cause them to turn away from God, stripping Him (in the movie) of His divinity and truth. I never read the book, not wanting to expose myself to these very things Fr. was talking about. I'm certainly not going to see the movie, and my sons have all heard the warning from Father. I know it's not a realistic hope, but I still hope the movie bombs.

Christianity survived "Jesus Christ Super Star," Monty Python's ridicule of Jesus and the past 45 year-MYRIAD of Sleazywood's dsigusting version's of Jesus, replete with the standard Jesus and Mary Magdalene stuff.

Christianity has survived 2000 years and has 2 billion+ Christians on the planet, and growing.

Mel Gibson's tremendous Passion crossed the $1 billion mark a while ago and shows where Christian hearts lie. THIS sludge-for-a-movie is a pimple. It will be out in DVD within a month of opening.

It is saddening to all of us, but not worth shedding a single tear. Sleazywood shouldn't have that kind of power. It doesn't with me because I remember: Sleazywood is sewage-in/sewage out....and have been since the onslaught of the 60's.
Without the sewage of Sleazywood, Mel Gibson wouldn't have been moved to produce his Passion. God does work in mysterious (but always powerful) ways.

[Campion]

I think that is Mary, Joseph and Jesus.

The link contains "mary_magdalene" and the name of the picture is "trinityicon.jpg". I don't think it's supposed to be the Holy Family.

[Antoninus]

In Dan Brown's defense, I believe that when he wrote it, he just intended for it to be a novel. However, he has since been coopted by the anti-Christian secularists and is doing their bidding in return for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Would that this were true. Brown, when interviewed, has basically admitted that he believes that the ideas contained in the Duh Vinci Code are true.

[Frank Sheed]

http://www.catholic.com/library/cracking_da_vinci_code.asp

Bookmark this site. Also, Jimmy Akin has a field day with this drivel.

On another note, my sister's parish has a new, young and dynamic priest. On Easter, he had a Mass largely for the young (who really follow him). He put it very bluntly: we are Christians because we believe in Christ crucified and resurrected. If you don't believe that 100%--if you even entertain the possible plotline of Jesus being alive and marrying Mary Magdalene--leave the Church. Christ told us we are hot or we are cold; He will not accept lukewarm. My sister said kids congregated for an hour after that sermon talking about its implications for "The Code."

F

PS In the previews, the sight of Tom Hanks in this trash almost makes me physically sick. I admire him and yet he decided to get into this opus.

[Frank Sheed]

On Easter, five Catholics told me they could not put the book down but that it had no effect on their Faith whatsoever. I will leave my thoughts on that to myself!

F