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The Da Vinci Code by Sparklitta(f): 8:33am On Dec 20, 2013
Please Nlanders,who has read the Da vinci Code by Dan Brown?what do you think about it? Is it fact or pure conspiracy theory against christianity(catholic church)...
Re: The Da Vinci Code by ofordelima: 8:39am On Dec 20, 2013
It is a pure conspiracy theory against christianity and not just against the catholic church. Pure falacy by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Re: The Da Vinci Code by Sheenor: 8:41am On Dec 20, 2013
Da Vinci is portrayed as a former head of the
conspiracy guarding the "truth" about Jesus
Christ. In the novel he is said to have planted
various codes and secret symbols in his work,
particularly in his painting of the Last Supper.
According to the novel, this painting depicts
Jesus' alleged wife, Mary Magdalene, next to
him as a symbol of her prominence in his true
teaching. In reality, the figure that Dan Brown
identifies as Mary Magdalene is John the
Evangelist, who traditionally has been regarded
as the youngest of the apostles and so is often
pictured in medieval art without a beard.


Although a work of fiction, the book claims to
be meticulously researched, and it goes to great
lengths to convey the impression that it is based
on fact. It even has a "fact" page at the front of
the book underscoring the claim of factuality
for particular ideas within the book. As a result,
many readers-both Catholic and non-Catholic-
are taking the book's ideas seriously.
The problem is that many of the ideas that the
book promotes are anything but fact, and they
go directly to the heart of the Catholic faith. For
example, the book promotes these ideas:

Jesus is not God; he was only a man.
Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene.
She is to be worshiped as a goddess.
Jesus got her pregnant, and the two had
a daughter.
That daughter gave rise to a prominent
family line that is still present in Europe
today.
The Bible was put together by a pagan
Roman emperor.
Jesus was viewed as a man and not as
God until the fourth century, when he
was deified by the emperor Constantine.
The Gospels have been edited to support
the claims of later Christians.
In the original Gospels, Mary
Magdalene rather than Peter was
directed to establish the Church.
There is a secret society known as the
Priory of Sion that still worships Mary
Magdalene as a goddess and is trying to
keep the truth alive.

The Catholic Church is aware of all this
and has been fighting for centuries to
keep it suppressed. It often has
committed murder to do so.
The Catholic Church is willing to and
often has assassinated the descendents of
Christ to keep his bloodline from
growing. Catholics should be concerned about the bookbecause it not only misrepresents their Churchas a murderous institution but also implies that the Christian faith itself is utterly false.

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