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--- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have not read the Da Vinci Code nor do I intend to
> see the movie. However, some people have
> taken exception to the depiction that Christ could
> have been married or had a child. Historical
> facts and Christian thinking aside, I am wondering
> if part of their concern stems from thinking
> that something is wrong with marriage or having
> children? If the historical Jesus was married and
> had a child, would they reject Christianity and the
> message? Does a guilt-ridden understanding of
> human sexuality play into their thinking? We know
> it plays some role with respect to celibacy for
> priests and nuns and the big hang-up about having
> unmarried priests and nuns.
>
Mario observes:
>
George,
The main issue among Christians seems to be umbrage at
the aggressive falsification of the official Biblical
record and the obfuscations by Dan Brown and Sony
about whether this was being claimed as a work of
fiction or not.
>
Based on this, I cannot see how it could logically
lead to your contention that opponents of this
fictional calumny may have believed "that something is
wrong with marriage or having children" especially
when you also say "Historical facts and Christian
thinking aside...". Huh?
>
Perhaps the answer is that you are only interested in
a hypothetical discussion because what objective
answer were you looking for to your other hypothetical
question? There is no evidence that Christ was
married or had a child, and all the evidence indicates
that he was neither married nor had a child.
>
Finally, there is a well defined rationale for the
celibacy that is required of Catholic priests and
nuns, and, whether you agree with it or not, it has
nothing to do with guilt.
>
George writes:
>
> I am also a bit disappointed (though not surprized)
> that we have these protests on a selective
> basis. Were these people protesting the child abuse
> sex scandals in the last few years? Have they
> held the Vatican and their local churches
> accountable? Have they spoken out on other
> injustices for example we still do not have a
> native Goan saint)? Why the silence then? It is
> difficult to take their protests seriously now when
> it is selective.
>
Mario replies:
>
While I may agree with you here, there is plenty of
selective outrage in any religious or political
debate, including the selective outrage by those
"humanitarians" who claim to be especially sensitive
to the emotional and physical abuse of only some of
the downtrodden.
>
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