and is the information in that movie accurate? (I'm looking for intelligent, thoughtful answers..not some emotionally charged nonsense, thanks)
2007-03-20 05:13:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some of it is true, some of it is speculation.
Sir Teabing's dissection of Leonardo's Last Supper was spot on, as was the fact that the Priory both existed and was exposed to be a hoax.
The explanation of the council of Nicea is also very accurate, and with respect to the number of 'accepted' gospels, many wrote accounts of Jesus that were pointedly left out of the official bible.
Many prominent Freemasons became cross-pollinated with other secret societies, so that it was easy enough to see vast conspiracies from very limited information.
Opus Dei is a prelature of the Vatican, although the chastisement by the albino monk was extreme even for them. The cilice is also rarely used, although some choose to do so.
As for the main contention, (that Jesus fathered children) that is open to much speculation. The Vatican is not above using any and all means to suppress what it considers heresies, so its difficult to determine what is possible or true.
Personally, I do not think Jesus, even if he did marry Mary and father children, expect them to succeed him in some sort of dynastic line. The whole point of Jesus picking fishermen, tax collectors, and the like, was to demonstrate a anti-patrilinial class system of merit. In other words, it would be rather ridiculous for Jesus to say 'Blessed are the poor....the meek...' and then turn around and say 'by the way, my son is next in line to rule over you when I am gone.'
So, to be quite honest, the search for Jesus' bloodline has more to do with ancestry and history than it does as any threat to Christianity. The church's need to see enemies everywhere, and to get rid of them, is more damaging to their influence upon people than some kid in france who is learning to spell his/her abc's.
2007-03-20 05:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by Khnopff71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The information in the book is based heavily on earlier research into the Holy Grail which indicated that there was a possibility that Christ had a child by Mary Magdelene. The earlier researchers even claimed to have found the existing descendant of the blood line. Without hard evidence it's very difficult to verify the truth behind all of this so the best you can say is that it's a largely fictional story based on a few facts, a lot of supposition and a fair degree of imagination.
2007-03-20 05:21:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of the history is accurate but not all of course. Due to the secrecy of the "groups" there really is no way to know the whole truth-just as everything else. You may could research and find what info was actually factual. But the main idea of the story is just one's own conclusions. It explains a lot though when looked at from different views!
2007-03-20 05:18:58 · answer #3 · answered by tabby_24_2000_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparantly, there was a church in Southern France...I think it was called the Cathedral of the Magdalene or something like that. It was very old, and they had to do some work on it. One night the priest was walking through the building, torn up in reconstruction, and found some papers that alledgedly claimed that the French nobility were descendents of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, and that Jesus had, in fact, not risen from the grave but had instead been carried out by his friends. He emmedietly re-ordered the windows reflect some of these facts.
2007-03-20 05:20:16 · answer #4 · answered by mamasquirrel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, real answer.
There was a lawsuit brought by the guys who wrote a NON-Fiction book called Holy Blood, Holy Grail, who said Dan Brown (I think that was his name) the DaVinci guy had stolen there real and accurate information, to capatalize on it. They lost however.
So, the best info I have, is to tell you to read their book, as it is supposed to contain real info. As for the Davinci Code, it is a work of fiction, so theres no telling what he got right.
2007-03-20 05:20:32 · answer #5 · answered by sweetie_baby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lengthy websites and documentaries dedicated to this. Some things are accurate and some are highely debatable. Which information specifically do you want to know is accurate?
2007-03-20 05:18:20 · answer #6 · answered by KC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of it is, most of it isnt. the conjecture about Da Vinci's paintings - sheer fabrications. However, most of the art, history and places used in the book/movie do exist.
2007-03-20 05:18:01 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's just a movie. After the movie was made, there was a big stir about it and the movie producers and the writer mad eit very clear...It's fiction
2007-03-20 05:17:41 · answer #8 · answered by chersa 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not correct at all.
See
http://www.coffeehousetheology.com/davinci/
2007-03-20 06:09:21 · answer #9 · answered by Ask Mr. Religion 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, and it's poorly researched and badly written to boot.
2007-03-20 05:18:50 · answer #10 · answered by LX V 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋