Monday, May 08, 2006

Sarcasm and Da Vinci

Jay Tea sarcastically wrote on Wizbang As the release date of the filmed version of The Da Vinci Code draws nearer, a lot of Catholic officials are getting more and more disturbed. In fact, one Cardinal is urging that Catholics around the world not only boycott the film, but take legal action against the film's creators, distributors, and theatres. Once again, the Catholic Church is showing just how out of date and behind the times it is.

After all, we have seen how Muslims respond when a few cartoons are published; just think what they would have done if someone had written a book that said the entire basis for its faith was wrong.
If they REALLY wanted to garner the respect of the world and silence its detractors, here are some of the things they should have done first:

1) Issue a death sentence against Dan Brown, the book's author.
A death sentence would just take care of this world. Why not excommunicate him so he will go to Hell in the next world.
2) Hold massive riots against the book and movie.

3) Issue death threats against Tom Hanks and everyone else involved in the film.

4) Kill several people, such as book store employees who sold the novel, by beheading or some other gruesome manner.

5) Burn down book stores that stock the book.

Once they have created a suitable climate of fear around their wrath, THEN you have the authority to issue demands like those in these lawsuits. But those Catholics are just too dumb or too stubborn to recognize that Islam has proven the one true, sure-fire method for a religion to gain enough respect (or fear) to get its way around the world.

I suppose I should be glad the Catholics are as clueless as they are. After all, Dan Brown is a fellow New Hampshirite, and as a co-citizen of his, I could easily be lynched in his place.

1 comment:

Don Singleton said...

I dropped out of German class after one semester so I am not sure what unionsberger is saying, but according to bablefish it is This Uchronie is not more improbable than the fables of the church. The "Templiers" was not settled because of Blasphemie of Philippe Le Bel and by the Pope. They had become too rich simply too powerfully and for the Karolinger. The "Templiers" the secret of the daughter Jesus: Sarah attach to want, is a beautiful against-actual history. Why shouldn't we believe however in it? Do we have to believe the oath-national insurance of the Opus Dei and their Benedikten?

Even with that translation, it makes about a little sense as does m.trapaceiro's post. His is clearly sarcastic, I am not sure what to think of Unionsbuerger.

I am happy to hear that the film the Da Vinci Code was panned when it was shown at Cannes Film Festival, so hopefully it will not make back the >$100 million it cost to produce.