Uproar over a book and movie
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It's a good yarn, but historically, it's nonsense.
Rev Canon Doctor Michael West of the Lincoln Cathedral
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Apparently, what she meant by different was 'makes me want to scrape the memory of that movie off my brain with a dull spoon.'"Extended Entry:
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Merry Christmas I started reading The Da Vinci Code last night. I started it because the uproar over the movie has me curious. I meant to start it earlier (The gist of this entry is a retread from August 22) but Katrina kind of set my reading back a fe... Read More
The book implies that the Catholic Church covered up that Jesus was a married man, and in fact revered and adored his wife Mary Magdelene. Her existence and influence on Christianity was almost completely eliminated.
I found the book fascinating and I hope the movie remains true it as it is rich in detail and history, but I can fully understand how unsettling and controversial it has and will be.
My thing is its still just a book or movie. The guy who said "It's a good yarn" took the right tack.
I have to read the book too. I actually own a copy but haven't gotten around to it yet.
Everyone I know has read this book except me. And I'm not going to. I did, however, see The Life of Brian at the Robert E. Lee and had to walk through a line of picketing Catholics. That made it special!
I saw it at the Pitt on Elysian Fields. No line, though. Bummer.