"Boycott the Da Vinci code!"

[Garbarsardar]

In a usual show of tolerance and open-mindedness a Vatican official called for the boycott of the movie based on the famous novel:

http://www.christianpost.com/article...n/europe/1.htm

"I hope all of you boycott this film," the Italian agency quoted Amato as saying. He said the film, based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown, was full of "offenses, slander, historical and theological errors concerning Jesus, the gospel and the church."

"Slander, offenses and errors that if they were directed toward the Quran or the Shoah would have justifiably provoked a worldwide revolt," he said, referring to Islam's holy book and the Hebrew word for Holocaust.

"Yet because they were directed toward the Catholic Church, they remain 'unpunished,'" he said.

Church officials repeatedly have spoken out against the novel and the upcoming film adaptation, which stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou and is scheduled for release May 19.

"The Da Vinci Code" contends that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had descendants, and that Opus Dei, which is close to the Vatican, and the Catholic Church were at the center of a cover up.

That was a bit unclear...how exactly these offenses should be punished? And what happened to the "higher ground"?

[Habelo]

Meh, what can i say...?
Religion...
I wont go see it either but still..

[God]

I don't think they should worry that much. Anyone who believes the Da Vinci Code is probably on drugs anyway. I doubt it's going to seriously harm the church.

<No offence to any Da Vinci Code belevers here>

All those Christians refusing to see the film is going to harm the da vinci code more than the church.

[Habelo]

I don't think they should worry that much. Anyone who believes the Da Vinci Code is probably on drugs anyway. I doubt it's going to seriously harm the church.

<No offence to any Da Vinci Code belevers here>

All those Christians refusing to see the film is going to harm the da vinci code more than the church.

First you tell that everyone who likes the da vinci code is so way out of hand that they are probaly on drugs. Then you say that they shouldnt take offense.. WTF? make up ure mind man.

[John I Tzimisces]

It should be boycotted because it will be as bad as the book

[Spiff]

so defensive, like they have something to hide :laughing:

[Last Roman]

It should be boycotted because it will be as bad as the book

finally! I read about a quarter of it and said "this is awful", everybody was like "what?". Glad I found someone who agrees with me.

[God]

finally! I read about a quarter of it and said "this is awful", everybody was like "what?". Glad I found someone who agrees with me.

I agree too. Stupid book. Who actually believes it???

[John I Tzimisces]

finally! I read about a quarter of it and said "this is awful", everybody was like "what?". Glad I found someone who agrees with me.

It happened to me in the sense I read it, and had the painful realization of what I had just read was.

Angels and Demons was better.

[Kscott]

Whats wrong with fiction? Its not like many claim this is the true story of the church.

[Tostig]

I won't see it. Not only does it have Tom Hanks in, they also couldn't even get the right Cathedral!

[Garbarsardar]

I also think this was a totally wasted evening...but I will see the movie, just in case. Still this kind of "boycotts" only pushes the movie up offering free advertisment.

As if it was needed

[LordSaradain]

pah! Why can't people make fun of religion? Seriously, whats the big deal. Jews muslims, christians... they're all hypocrits.

[Fenris]

I will probably go see it just for that. And I will buy the book too.

Anyone who believes the Da Vinci Code is probably on drugs anyway.

I agree too. Stupid book. Who actually believes it???

You believe in the bible huh?

Oh the irony...

[Oldgamer]

pah! Why can't people make fun of religion? Seriously, whats the big deal. Jews muslims, christians... they're all hypocrits.

People have a perfect right to make fun of religion. But this phrase, "they're all hypocrits", crosses over the line and becomes an attack on people, based upon their religious beliefs. Besides, it is logically invalid, inasmuch as you would need to have absolute knowledge of the inner spiritual condition of every Jew, Muslim, and Christian.

On the subject of this thread, I'm not at all worried about The Da Vinci Code, either the book or the movie. My fellow Christians went wild with worry over The Exorcist, years ago, and the heavily-predicted results didn't occur. Actually, I found that movie to have an underlying theme that was quite positive ... a priest regains his faith and gives his life to save a child.

[IamthePope]

finally! I read about a quarter of it and said "this is awful", everybody was like "what?". Glad I found someone who agrees with me.

Maybe it's a halmark of people who know their history that they can't "suspend beleif" and enjoy a novel that makes such a travesty of History.

I'm definately not going to see the movie now. I used to avoid the book because I thought it worked on the assumption that it's readers wouldn't know how implausible it was. now that the Vatican is calling for a boycott, I think I'll have to agree and boycott it myself.

[Last Roman]

Maybe it's a halmark of people who know their history that they can't "suspend beleif" and enjoy a novel that makes such a travesty of History.

I'm definately not going to see the movie now. I used to avoid the book because I thought it worked on the assumption that it's readers wouldn't know how implausible it was. now that the Vatican is calling for a boycott, I think I'll have to agree and boycott it myself.

I could care less about if it makes up history about the church, I just thought the writing was horrible

[Tom Paine]

You know I feel sure that whichever company made the film, owes the Vatican some revenue. Advertising isn't free, you know!

[Zenith Darksea]

I have to say, I couldn't finish the book. Aside from the fact that it's filled with rubbish that can easily proved to be false with even the most cursory investigation, as a novel it is actually atrociously bad.

[Reidy]

Well, the fact that there was some (slightly addled) Jew named Jesus who had a wife ~2000 years ago, is A LOT more believible than some "almighty being in human form".

I too will probably not see the film, but the book had some ok ideas. It went a bit OTT though. The Elders of Zion and whatnot