Re: Call for Censorship

how low can you go?
pilipinos don't even know what all this thing is about. and this da
vinci code is nothing but a novel
tumbaga wrote:
> boracaybill@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Manila Standard opinion piece, 24 Jan 2006
> >
> > ---
> > To The Point
> > Emil Juradano
> >
> > Da Vinci Code' movie:
> >
> > The trailer of the highly controversial best-seller novel of Dan Brown,
> > Da Vinci Code, movie is now being shown in local movie houses awaiting
> > its worldwide release perhaps within a month or two.
> >
> > I have read the fiction novel myself, more out of curiosity and while I
> > admit that Dan Brown weaves a conspiracy theory shattering the divinity
> > of Christ, who supposedly married Mary Magdalene and that the great
> > painter-artist Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" had Mary
> > Magdalene seated beside Jesus to his right at the table, a movie
> > starring Oscar-winner Tom Hanks would have a devastating impact on
> > Catholic Philippines. The concept of the "Holy Grail" is also
> > shattered.
> >
> > It may just be a movie, but that's what makes it dangerous,
> > especially to those of little faith. It could raise doubts and
> > questions.
> >
> > This is a movie the Catholic Church, especially the Catholic Bishops
> > Conference of the Philippines, should look into on the wisdom of the
> > Movie and Television Review and Classification Board allowing it to be
> > shown in the Philippines.
> > <remaindier snipped>
> > ---
> >
> > see http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=emilJurado_jan24_2006
> >
> > Anyone interested in going deeper into this than the DaVinci Code novel
> > does should see the 1982 best-seller "Holy Blood, Holy Grail".
> >
> > see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Blood,_Holy_Grail
> >
>
> The writer of that book did nothing original, all he did was compiled
> several books already written, and combined that with other conspiracy
> theories around the Roman Catholic Church, including the two Pope era
> and the so-called holy grail, the whatchamacallit Morengwhatever noble
> family, so-so bull crap and the Masons.

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