Apparently the Catholic Church heirarchy and not a few Opus Dei members. They’re making so much noise against the showing of the movie version, the producers no longer need the services of their publicists to promote the movie! All the producers need to do is have the movie shown and the people will come in droves, thanks to the movie’s detractors.
There is even this congressman –his name escapes me now (good for him)– who has labelled the movie blasphemous and has publicly called on the MTRCB to ban the movie outright. Yet, later on he admitted he did not read the book but based his judgments on hearsay. And he dares call himself a lawmaker!
What I can’t understand is why the Catholic Church is so against a totally fictitious story. Are they afraid Catholics will all want to become Goddess worshippers after watching the movie? Or are they afraid that the foundation by which the Church is built will easily crumble in the face of good acting from Tom Hanks.
Indeed, the book from which the movie is based is thought-provoking. But it has to be, otherwise it won’t be a thriller. Yet, it has to be seen as what it is: Fiction.
If ever there should be a debate that would arise from the Da Vinci Code, it shouldn’t be whether Jesus Christ is the Son of God or not, but rather if the Church is able to stand by the truth that He is. For in the last decade or so, we have seen priests involved in sexual crimes and other shenanigans that have eroded the trust of Catholics in the Church in general.
Perhaps what Church officials are really afraid of is their own shadow.
