Posted on 05/27/2006 11:41:01 AM PDT by Coleus
well lets not split hairs - the heresy of Christ being a mere mortal is an affront to both Catholics and Protestants
The heresy of The DaVinci Code goes beyond that. It posits that Jesus married Mary Magdalene. A Christian, Catholic or otherwise, should be offended by that. While it may not necessarily shake your faith to see or read such a tale, it should offend your sensibilities that your religion is being disparaged. But, apparently, many Christians are quite happy to have their religion disparaged, and think nothing of it.
yes, I know, the author is a catholic who wrote the e mail for catholics and was responding to a question by a catholic.
Two staffers stopped by our office the other day to move a piece of furniture. They asked one of my male coworkers if he had been to see 'The DaVinci Code' yet. He shook his head 'no'. The younger of the two proclaimed it one of the best movies of the year - "Awesome!", he shouted. "I always knew the Catholic Church was holding back the truth", he then said. The older of the two chimed in with, "Yeah ... and the Catholic Church is filthy rich". My coworker pointed towards me and then made the sign of the cross over the two men. My coworkers know me quite well :-). Next week, the two staffers will get to know me too ;-).
(gonna sic the Opus Dei monkish hit squad on 'em?)
I'd agree with that - but add....
Matt 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
....theres a gulf of sanity between us and the demons that would react to a cartoon
Selling tickets to the event?
I'll take two! ; )
Lol! Rest assured of a blow by blow description of the big event.
It is difficult to see that the Da Vinci code is anti-Catholic. It has been accepted Christian dogma for 1700 years that Jesus is equally man and equally divine. As presenting the idea that Jesus had a human side would thus seem to be standard theology.
In any case, the human male aspect of Jesus should be equally agreeable or disagreeable to not just Roman Catholics, but also to Orthodox, the 150 or so denominations of Protestants, the Mormons, Moonies, Christian Scientists, Mandaeans, Copts, and other Christians.
I have not seen Orthodox Christians, Mormons, Moonies, or Copts objecting to the Da Vinci code movie. And only a very few Protestants, who might just be cult members. The notion that the Da Vinci code is specifically directed at Roman Catholics does not seem valid.
Have you seen the movie? The movie is pure and crude anti-Catholic propaganda. It reminded me of an Eizenstadt movie or other early Soviet propaganda in its crude caricatures of churchmen and its patently false statements of early Church history. The word "Church" is constantly used in this movie as something very sinister, an organization which apparently has simply been killing off people and oppressing women for 2000 years and covering up the ridiculous "secret" that Jesus was simply a man and that Mary Magdalene was the truly divine being.
As Jesus said, he was IN the world, but not OF the world. He was fully God and fully Human, and He gave himself for the whole world.
"Be in the world, but not of the world."
Seems like we've seen many who have disregarded that message as of late.
What ya gonna do? witness to them? Or pronouce anethema?
no - IMO - He is wholly human and wholly divine - an unique being of God and the Holy Spirit
If he also had a family, like other mortals, wouldn't that also be a part of it? How would that dilute his message?
By claiming Christ as a mortal - the divine purity of his sinless atonement for our sins on the cross is lost as he is nothing less than every other slouch who carries Adamic sin and others sins -
There is nothing we can do ourselves that makes us Holy people - But that holiness is a must if we are to be in Gods presence - we cant be unholy or partly holy in Heaven. God noting this, sent His divine Son, concieved without sin, to bridge that gap
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