Wysteria Blend
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Jesus In The NowThanks to Ate Char, KN and I caught this documentary on National Geographic about certain issues in The Da Vinci Code. Mainly, the talk was on Mary Magdalene as the Holy Grail, the vessel of Christ's children. They also talked about Mary as an apostle to the apostles; Mary branded by the church as a prostitute for the purpose of showing Jesus as a saint, because he was never married and sex is bad; Mary as the special one because she was the one who first saw Jesus after the resurrection...
I have my views about the subject. I'm not contesting the teachings of my faith. I'm merely being an open-minded person of the 21st century.
Personally, I don't see anything wrong with Jesus being married. So what if He were? I don't feel that it changes anything. He's still our savior. And so what if He had children? Isn't marriage the vehicle for procreation? In another light, perhaps the church is against the thought of Jesus married to Mary Magdalene because we all grew up being taught that Mary was a prostitute. However, what is our basis for saying that? From what I remember there is no black and white mention of Mary being a prostitute in the Bible.
I have a feeling The Da Vinci Code movie will be banned in the Philippines. If I have thoughts like these, and am a die-hard Catholic, what about the others with faith not as strong as mine?
Someone enlighten me please!
