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Likely as not, what you heard was that the Orthodox do in fact forbid tattoos, under threat of not being buried in line with tradition. What you misunderstood was that they were talking about Orthodox Jews, not Orthodox Christians. Hunter

Never heard the above quote, but I'm grateful you posted it. Explains the doctrine of Co-Redemtrix succintly and persuasively. I'm not Catholic, but I must commend you and Michaelina. The aplomb with which you have handled this recent exchange speaks volumes for you specifically and...

Mary was played by a Jewish actress. Perhaps she didn't adhere closely enough to your idea of what a Jew should look like. Hunter

I made a quick google of Anne Catherine Emmerich, hoping to find something in her vision of the passion that would explain the child in Satan's arms. So far, no luck. Hunter

I got out of the theater about an hour ago. Still a little numb. I agree with many here who've said the scenes with Mary are the most heart-rending. Anyone who is a parent and imagines what she went through watching her son die will find it especially difficult. Now that I've seen it, I...

Wombat's got a point. Bit of a double-edged sword for many who enthusiastically support the graphic violence in this film under the pretext of "well, that's how it happened" or "it's really the only way to reach a jaded populace". I plan to see the film when I can, I'm glad it's sparked so...

How can you take a child to see this??? I've read reports that some churches are buying up blocks of time at theaters for their congregations, and many of them plan to allow children as young as 12 to watch (I don't even know how to respond to the above post taking an 8 year old). You say...

OK - this is the last post I'll make on this unless asked (I promise!). Check this link out for a well-written review of Brown's work and scholarship. I'm sure there are some out there who will look at the source and claim "Well, of course she's saying this, she's Catholic!". But the beauty...

One quick addendum to my above post: Brown seems to rely rather heavily on the presuppositions of Da Vinci and whatever symbology he may or may not have placed in his art and literature. Da Vinci was a genius, and a leading figure of the Renaissance. He was also a cultural radical and a...

I finished The Da Vinci Code a few days ago. Brown has essentially taken the research of Michael Baigent's Holy Blood, Holy Grail and made it accessible to the masses by dressing it up in a mystery on a literary level with John Grisham's work (pulp). Overall I was disappointed by the rather...

Amorphous: Keep in mind you're going to come across people in these forums who take the words of the Old Testament literally, with no regard for the socio-historical context. Which is interesting, because it's often amusing to see how they pick and choose among the laws the ones they feel...

Fundamentalist christianity often has parallels to the Nation of Islam in this capacity (i.e., we'll tolerate other races so long as they remember their place and stay there). This type of thinking presents two "fundamental" problems. One, how do you justify the notion that a person of another...

I think the fact that we as humans are attempting to comprehend and communicate an absolute (the Divine) with a human (and therefore extremely limited and often faulty) intellect and medium (i.e., language) makes the use of metaphor almost a prerequisite. To limit yourself to the perceptions...

Christ said no man reached the Father but through him. He didn't say no man reached the father but through accepting the dogmas of the various christian denominations. I have a hard time believing that a Deity which is nothing less than pure, unalloyed love would condemn to hell good...

Tithing is going to continue to remain at low levels until organized religion can regain some semblance of public confidence in the integrity of their leaders. So long as scandals continue to rock the Catholic church and protestants such as Pat Robertson behave like...well, like Pat Robertson...

Hi all. Looking forward to exploring the forum. I can already say there's much more bells & whistles here than in the other forums I post in. Should be fun! Hunter