Cardinal's plea: Don't read 'The Da Vinci Code'

[churl]

Because the State, unlike the Church, knows what's good for us and what's not, far better than we do.

Yes, who knows better than God????

 

[Paul S]

Yes, who knows better than God????

A lot of people think they do, and the Church's rules are just about controlling us.

 

[Milla]

I've said this in threads in other forums, and I'll say it here: if people knew how lousy the book was, that'd solve the problem right off

Seriously, the writing is terrible. The puzzles are easy and the characters are two-dimensional. The scenes where the main character is giving "lessons" (in his college class and in prison, iirc) were just ridiculous - has Dan Brown ever been in a college discussion? Who the heck is amazed unto agapeness by the fibinacci sequence? Bad theology, fine, but the reason the book is so offensive to me is the bad writing.

 

[Poohbear246]

Seriously, the writing is terrible. The puzzles are easy and the characters are two-dimensional. The scenes where the main character is giving "lessons" (in his college class and in prison, iirc) were just ridiculous - has Dan Brown ever been in a college discussion? Who the heck is amazed unto agapeness by the fibinacci sequence? Bad theology, fine, but the reason the book is so offensive to me is the bad writing.

ROTFL!!!!! I love it!!! You've exactly hit the mark -- I had totally forgotten about that part.

 

[Milla]

ROTFL!!!!! I love it!!! You've exactly hit the mark -- I had totally forgotten about that part.

The other part that killed me was where the cryptographer couldn't figure out the mirror-writing.

 

[Skripper]

You're equating a cardinal's book review with the 10 commandments? How interesting.

Almost as interesting as equating the Cardinal's book review with some sort of sinister conspiratorial attempt by the Church to "control" us.

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Almost as interesting as equating the Cardinal's book review with some sort of sinister conspiratorial attempt by the Church to "control" us.

Well said, Dave.