The Da Vinci Code...redux2
posted by Michael Lee
Another incredible opinion piece that is worth the read. Buchanan ends with this:
When we reflect on Pope John Paul II's claim's of a "New Springtime in Christianity", we have to realize that it won't be that Christianity will be popular or well thought of. As the same pope said, "And may the blood of Asia’s martyrs be now as always the seed of new life for the Church in every corner of the continent". We must expect hatred and persecution to bring a new zeal - a deepened commitment. To be and remain a Christian will end up costing so much (psychologically, emotionally, socially and even professionally) that there won't be room for the lukewarm. I pray for the grace to be one of those that remain.
But that it will be a box-office smash, that it is the subject of lavish praise in the press, that it is the best-selling novel of the 21st century, tells us we live not just in a post-Christian era, but in an anti-Catholic culture not worth defending or saving, for it is truly satanic.Strong words...but how can we deny its validity?
When we reflect on Pope John Paul II's claim's of a "New Springtime in Christianity", we have to realize that it won't be that Christianity will be popular or well thought of. As the same pope said, "And may the blood of Asia’s martyrs be now as always the seed of new life for the Church in every corner of the continent". We must expect hatred and persecution to bring a new zeal - a deepened commitment. To be and remain a Christian will end up costing so much (psychologically, emotionally, socially and even professionally) that there won't be room for the lukewarm. I pray for the grace to be one of those that remain.
posted by Michael Lee at 5/17/2006 07:42:00 AM
1 Comments:
Good work, Pat. Wow. I haven't said that in long time!
Mark Shea has some similar thoughts:
Ireland, Day 4
More TV and radio interviews yesterday. One sympathetic and a couple more asking the tired question, "Isn't it just fiction?" I proposed a fictional film in which all the homosexuals in the world were engaged in a vast conspiracy to destroy Western Civilization.
"That would be offensive."
No duh.
The *only* time people fall for this notion that a fictional story which goes out of its way to malign and defame a billion people is "just fiction" is when it bashes Christians. The only time such people believe it will have absolutely no effect on what people think is with the Da Vinci Code. Try making a modern fictional film in which blacks are all watermelon-eating Stepin Fetchit dunces, or Jews are all conniving lechers and you will (rightly) get a storm of protest because these lies are pernicious and do real damage. But declare Christians the suckers of a 2000 year old Vatican conspiracy of murder and lies in the service of "the greatest coverup of all time", blaspheme Jesus and call all Christians fools for believing in him: that's just fiction.
And the msot galling aspect? It's "courageous" to say this. As if Christians are going to bomb the office of Sony or issue a fatwa against Ron Howard.
Weasels.
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