Church attacked for defending truth; Vatican Radio comments on "The Da Vinci Code"
As Ron Howard's movie "The Da Vinci Code" opens today, the Church comments on it and other attacks on the gospel:Vatican Offers Explanation for All the Attacks
Archbishop Amato Comments on "Da Vinci Code" and "Gospel of Judas"
VATICAN CITY, MAY 18, 2006 (Zenit.org).- A Vatican official says that attempts are made to slander and discredit the Church because it is the only institution that explicitly defends questions that are fundamental to man.
Archbishop Angelo Amato, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, reflected Wednesday on Vatican Radio on publications such as "The Da Vinci Code" and the "Gospel of Judas."
"It is a fact that today one can speak badly of the Pope without impunity, as is being done in Germany with some cartoons," the prelate said. "One can also falsify at will the history of Christianity without the least respect -- I won't say, for religious -- but for elementary historical ethics."
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And, for some further commentary on "The Da Vinci Code," please note the following escerpts from Vatican Radio's Tuesday, May 16th program:
The whole programme (30 minutes)...>LISTEN
HIGHLIGHTS
Code Barred?
“The Da Vinci Code,” the film based on Dan Brown’s best selling novel premiers in movie theaters across the world this week. In a new documentary released Tuesday in Rome, Church leaders take issue with the Christian myths behind the book. “The Da Vinci Code: A Masterful Deception” includes Jewish and Muslim perspectives and rebuttals from leading Catholic journalists and historians...>LISTEN
Myths About Mary
“The Da Vinci Code,” the film based on Dan Brown’s best selling novel premiers in movie theaters across the world this week. In a new documentary released Tuesday in Rome, Church leaders take issue with the Christian myths behind the book. “The Da Vinci Code: A Masterpiece in Deception” includes Jewish and Muslim perspectives and rebuttals from leading Catholic journalists and historians...>LISTEN
God’s Work
An odd coincidence perhaps, but the world premier of The Da Vinci Code at the Cannes Film Festival falls on the same day that Pope John Paul beatified the founder of the Opus Dei community. Far from being the bad guys in Dan Brown’s book, Opus Dei members strive to bring Christ into every aspect of life...>LISTEN
posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 12:21 PM
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Hello Denice and all,
Pay close attention, profundity knocks at the door, listen for the key. Be aware, scoffing leads to blindness...
There is a way to verify the truth...
There's a bit more to the story of the Vatican's reaction than most are yet aware of. Read my missive below to understand what they truly fear. It's not the DaVinci Code or Gospel of Judas per se, but the fact that people have been motivated to seek out the unequivocal truth about an age of deception, exactly when they expect me to appear. The Gospel of Judas and DaVinci Code controversies are allowing people to take new stock of the Vatican/Papacy and the religions Rome spawned.
Remember, "I come as a thief..." ?
Yes, the DaVinci Code is a novel. It is no more accurate as a literal version of history than is the New Testament. In other words, neither is the literal truth, which is a key fact of the story and ancient history. The primary sub-plot is about purposeful symbology being used to encode hidden meanings, exactly like the Bible and related texts. Arguing about whether the DaVinci Code, Gospel of Judas, or the Bible are accurate history is a Machiavellian red herring designed to hide the truth by misdirecting your inquiry away from the heart of the matter.
Want to truly understand why we can't let the Vatican succeed at telling us what to think about ancient history? There is a foolproof way to verify the truth and expose centuries-old religious deceptions. It is also the common thread connecting why the ancient Hebrews, Yahad/Essene, Jews, Gnostics, Cathars, Templars, Dead Sea Scrolls, DaVinci Code, and others have all been targets of Rome’s ire and evil machinations. What the Vatican and its secret society cohorts don’t want you to understand is that the ancient Hebrew symbology in all of these texts purposely encodes and exposes the truth about them. Furthermore, the structure of ancient symbology verifiably encodes the rules to decode messages built with it. This is what they most fear you will discover.
If the Bible represented the literal truth or even accurate history, there would be no need for faith in the assertions of deceptive and duplicitous clergy and their ilk. Wisdom and faith are opposing concepts, because wisdom requires the unequivocal truth where faith obfuscates and opposes it. Religion is therefore the enemy of truth and wisdom.
It is undeniable the New Testament is framed by ancient Hebrew symbolism and allegory. The same is evidenced in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Gnostic texts, biblical apocrypha, DaVinci Code, and other related texts. All ancient religious, mystical, and wisdom texts have been shrouded in mystery for millennia for one primary reason: The ability to understand their widely evidenced symbology was lost in antiquity. How do we finally solve these ages-old mysteries? To recast an often-used political adage: It’s [the] symbology, stupid!
It is amazing the Vatican still tries to insist the Gospels are literal truth. It is beyond obvious they are replete with ancient Hebrew symbology. Every miracle purported for Jesus has multiple direct symbolic parallels in the Old Testament, Apocalypse, Dead Sea Scrolls, and other symbolic narratives and traditions. This is the secret held by the ancient Gnostics, Templars, and Cathars, which is presented with dramatic effect in the DaVinci Code. None of these narratives or stories were ever intended as the literal truth. That is a key fact to unraveling ages-old mysteries.
Likewise, the following Washington Post article ( The Book of Bart) describes how many changes and embellishments were made to New Testament texts over the centuries, unequivocally demonstrating they are not original, infallible, or truthful.
It's no wonder the Vatican fears the truth more than anything else. Seek to understand the symbolic significance of my name (Seven Star Hand) and you will have proof beyond disproof that Jews, Christians, and Muslims have long been duped by the great deceivers I warned humanity about over the millennia. What then is the purpose of "faith" but to keep good people from seeking to understand truth and wisdom?
Now comes justice, hot on its heels... (symbolism...)
Not only do I talk the talk, I walk the walk...
Here is Wisdom!!
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