Showing posts with label Church Stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Church Stories. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Is the Pope Catholic? Mysteries of the Vatican Explained
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
By: Molly Mann
Dan Brown’s 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code, sparked popular interest in the arcane world of the Vatican. In his mystery-detective fiction, Brown revealed fictionalized details about the Roman Catholic Church, Opus Dei, and the Knights Templar. Since the novel’s publication (and 2006 film adaptation by director Ron Howard), critics have panned The Da Vinci Code, claiming that Brown’s descriptions of core aspects of Christianity and the history of the Catholic Church are inaccurate. The Vatican has certainly remained cloaked in mystery for most of history. But its allure doesn’t come solely from obscurity; once you find out the answers to some common questions about the Vatican, it actually becomes more and more intriguing.
Dan Brown’s 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code, sparked popular interest in the arcane world of the Vatican. In his mystery-detective fiction, Brown revealed fictionalized details about the Roman Catholic Church, Opus Dei, and the Knights Templar. Since the novel’s publication (and 2006 film adaptation by director Ron Howard), critics have panned The Da Vinci Code, claiming that Brown’s descriptions of core aspects of Christianity and the history of the Catholic Church are inaccurate. The Vatican has certainly remained cloaked in mystery for most of history. But its allure doesn’t come solely from obscurity; once you find out the answers to some common questions about the Vatican, it actually becomes more and more intriguing.
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