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| Cardinal urges legal action against Da Vinci Code |
| 2006-05-07 |
| VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - In the latest Vatican broadside against "The Da Vinci Code", a leading cardinal says Christians should respond to the book and film with legal action because both offend Christ and the Church he founded. Cardinal Francis Arinze, a Nigerian who was considered a candidate for pope last year, made his strong comments in a documentary called "The Da Vinci Code-A Masterful Deception." Arinze's appeal came some 10 days after another Vatican cardinal called for a boycott of the film. Both cardinals asserted that other religions would never stand for offences against their beliefs and that Christians should get tough. "Christians must not just sit back and say it is enough for us to forgive and to forget," Arinze said in the documentary made by Rome film maker Mario Biasetti for Rome Reports, a Catholic film agency specializing in religious affairs. "Sometimes it is our duty to do something practical. So it is not I who will tell all Christians what to do but some know legal means which can be taken in order to get the other person to respect the rights of others," Arinze said. "This is one of the fundamental human rights: that we should be respected, our religious beliefs respected, and our founder Jesus Christ respected," he said, without elaborating on what legal means he had in mind. A transcript of the documentary, due to be screened in Rome later this month just before the release of the film version of the best-selling book at the Cannes Film Festival, was made available to Reuters. The book, written by Dan Brown, has sold more than 40 million copies. |
| Posted by:john |
| #10 besoeker: He's bloody wonking Nigee. Not sure what he has to worry about, few where he comes from can read anyway. I'm sure they can read. That's why they're called Nigerian chain letters. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-05-07 20:24 |
| #9 He's bloody wonking Nigee. Not sure what he has to worry about, few where he comes from can read anyway. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-05-07 19:52 |
| #8 Forget the movie, start paying attention to what's happening in Belgium. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-05-07 22:23 |
| #7 I agree w/#1&2. Hey Cardinal, how about just boycotting the film and not paying to see it? In the mean time how about rooting out all the short eyes in your own house? Arinze's not a very smart pr guy. If he was truly slick/savvy he'd just call the film a theologically irrelevant piece of fiction and actually encourage people to go see it and enjoy it for the hollywood entertainment it really is. Instead, by making a stink about it he will encourage the opposite effect. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-05-07 20:29 |
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| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-05-07 20:24 |
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| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-05-07 19:52 |
| #4 Well I guess the He thinks that muzzies can get away with it, why not him. |
| Posted by: djohn66 2006-05-07 19:49 |
| #3 You know if you bring back the inquisition and lop a few heads off, they'll pay more attention to you. Its been shown to work with the loud mouth self-important hollyweird types. Note how much effort they've put into offending the Religion of Peace [tm] by portraying the actual acts of mayhem and destruction. Learn and apply. |
| Posted by: Thruth Gluger5702 2006-05-07 19:48 |
| #2 amen, B. As a Catholic I think these efforts are stupid, counterproductive, and should be better spent in rousting the evil among the clergy. Start with Mahoney and Law |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-07 18:54 |
| #1 I wouldn't be too concerned about The Da Vinci Code or other books Cardinal Arinze. You might better spend your time looking after the homosexual and pedifile situation among your priestly colleagues. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-05-07 16:16 |