Da Vinci #4 - Portrayal of the Church
Portrayal of the Church
There is a common theme running throughout The Da Vinci Code portraying the church as corrupt and scandalous. This theme is not limited to the present day church; it actually shows a record of corruption starting as far back as the first three centuries of church history. Of course, like all products of all forms of media, the “church” that is represented is basically the Roman Catholic Church. But in any case, the portrayal is unfair.
Opus Dei is the primary target for this unfair depiction. They are characterized as a radical group bent on defending its lies. The Catholic Church as a whole seems aware that they are suppressing the “truth” concerning Jesus and the holy grail. Therefore, they employ their minions the ensure that no one ever finds out their corruption and deceit.
You can find Opus Dei’s response to the novel here.
The primary reason that I list this is two-fold: 1. So that Brown’s work can be exposed as unfairly biased (not to mention unhistorical) against the church; and 2. So that the issue of the church might be brought up.
I know that often on this blog we criticize various aspects of the modern church. But this does not mean we consider the church to be vile or corrupt. The church is really quite beautiful. She is the Bride of Christ. "For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called." (Isaiah 54:5) "For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present {as} a pure virgin." (II Corinthians 11:2)
Opus Dei is the primary target for this unfair depiction. They are characterized as a radical group bent on defending its lies. The Catholic Church as a whole seems aware that they are suppressing the “truth” concerning Jesus and the holy grail. Therefore, they employ their minions the ensure that no one ever finds out their corruption and deceit.
You can find Opus Dei’s response to the novel here.
The primary reason that I list this is two-fold: 1. So that Brown’s work can be exposed as unfairly biased (not to mention unhistorical) against the church; and 2. So that the issue of the church might be brought up.
I know that often on this blog we criticize various aspects of the modern church. But this does not mean we consider the church to be vile or corrupt. The church is really quite beautiful. She is the Bride of Christ. "For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called." (Isaiah 54:5) "For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present {as} a pure virgin." (II Corinthians 11:2)
I just wanted to take advantage of this moment to make the point that, even though we may raise criticisms on this site, we love the church and believe in her. As Christ's physical presence in the world there is truly no salvation apart from the church.
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