I think we’ve got something here. A first attempt by Jules, drawn from the comments: Patriarchy was in trouble, what a sad sad storyNeeded a strong leader to ensure its future gloryWhere oh where was he?Where could that man be?We looked around and then we foundA prop for the papacy–And now it’s… Springtime for Constantine,…

Hardball will be live from NY Opus Dei headquarters tomorrow – should be interesting! Random DVC link, from John Thavis of Catholic News Service: While the movie’s portrayal of the Catholic Church is distinctly unflattering, its treatment of the Catholic organization Opus Dei is particularly negative. The novel placed Opus Dei in the middle of…

See how many fit: 1) Movie’s pretty bad. Talky, awkward flashbacks, pointless activity, miscast leads. 2) McKellan rocks! 3) It’s probably bad partly because the filmmakers didn’t want to offend Christians. They smoothed it out and took the teeth and passion out of it. 4) Because there are bunches of stupid Christians who take this…

They give critics a chance to shine: (A.O. Scott in the NYtimes) "The Da Vinci Code" is one of the few screen versions of a book that may take longer to watch than to read. (Curiously enough, Mr. Howard accomplished a similar feat with "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" a few years back.) To their…

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