Da Vinci Code and ignorant Christians

[saturnchanneled]

USA Today: The best reporting ever!

Let's set some things straight:

1. The idea of Christ's divinity was changed. According to Bart Ehrmann in Misquoting Jesus, and supported by other authorities such as Karen Armstrong, scenes such as the descent of the dove to Christ as he was baptised were altered to refute the beliefs of fringe groups who did

Comments

[thestripeset]

I agree that the church, should have just left this alone. The controversy that is being created will in the end turn MORE people's attention to the movie and the book. What part of "fiction" do they not understand

[atomichorror]

Regardless if the DaVinci Code has in basis in fact, there are things mentioned in the book that have certain truths attached to them. The Catholic Church is responsible for MANY atrocities throughout history, including destroying ancient old world pagan religions and forcing those involved to submit to the church's ways or be destroyed. Another is reducing women to little more than property (not to mention making them the bad guy, or the ENTIRE reason for MAN's downfall). Destroying any other ways of thinking that contradict their teachings (can you say inquisition or the crusades?) Yes, these are old arguments, but they DID happen and it seems that ANY attack on the church today meets with a venomous backlash from their leaders. They do not take kindly to critism whatsoever (but they are free to critisise anyone else). Let's face it, many of the rules of the Catholic Church are extremly outdated, yet they persist in enforcing them in their teachings. For instance, birth control. Keep having children no matter if you can afford them