Change does not come quickly or easily to an institution as old and as large as the Roman Catholic Church. Even when it is under attack by the secular and anti-religious forces of our age, the Church responds in a measured and judicious way. A great institution must not rush to react to the ever-shifting sands of modernity. Indeed that is one of the Church’s enduring strengths — and thus it stands the test of time.
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LENGTH: 60 Minutes
OUR PRICE: $24.95
CATALOG #: 20337
UPC #: 6-4603203379-3
ISBN #: 1-56839-237-0
RELEASE YEAR: 2007
PRODUCER: ROMEreports
The recent religious controversy sparked by Dan Brown’s best seller The Da Vinci Code, is a case in point. Finally, four years after its publication by Doubleday, and a year after the release of the Hollywood movie based on it, this DVD presents some of the Church’s reactions in the form of two documentary films and several short reports produced by ROMEreports.
The DVD investigates many of the questions raised by The Da Vinci Code. Did Leonardo Da Vinci use his art to reveal secrets about the Holy Grail? Were Jesus & Mary Magdalene lovers? Is Opus Dei a secret organization with assassins as members? Is Christianity the biggest cover-up in history? Dan Brown may think so, but one billion Catholics would beg to differ.
In the two documentaries included in this DVD, Vatican officials, historians, theologians and experts in art history and Church history discuss the “Da Vinci Code phenomenon” that swept through popular culture like a storm. Yet the storm has subsided, and the Church stands strong.
The Documentary Films:
The Da Vinci Code: A Masterful Deception
The Da Vinci Files: The Divinity of Christ
Extra Features:
The Vatican vs. The Code
The Mystery of Saint Sulpice
Dan Brown, A Nobody in Vinci
Trailer
Reviews
“The Catholic Church responds to some of the controversial ideas in Dan Brown’s blockbuster novel in two documentaries, The Da Vinci Code: A Masterful Deception and The Da Vinci Files, collected on this DVD. In both films, international art historians, church scholars, religion students, and mental-health professionals speak out against Brown’s insinuations, addressing the dangers of misrepresenting official Christian doctrines. Some feel Brown’s theories are laughable, and most express worry over the public’s eager acceptance of unfounded ideas set forth in the novel. The Da Vinci Files argues point by point on weighty topics, including the divinity of Christ, the existence of Opus Dei, the role of the Knights Templar, and more. Although the controversy is waning, there is enough interest in the topic to make this a worthy discussion prompter.”- Booklist
“No one disputes Dan Brown’s popular novel as a work of fiction, but the paragraph at the beginning of the book stating that “the Priory of Sion — a European secret society founded in 1099—is a real organization” and that “all descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents…and secret rituals in this novel are accurate” has caused some Christians to take umbrage. In The Da Vinci Code: The Church Responds, which compiles two separate documentaries (“The Da Vinci Code: A Masterful Deception” and “The Da Vinci Files”) and three short reports, Catholic leaders and scholars, writers, and art historians from Europe and the U.S. weigh-in on Opus Dei, the Christian cover-up, the role of Mary Magdalene, and other aspects of the novel.” -Video Librarian
“This DVD consists of two ROMEreports documentaries that aired in 2005, just before the release of the Da Vinci Code movie (The Da Vinci Code: A Masterful Deception and The Da Vinci Files). Recommended for Catholic institutions and any collections expecting interest in the Church’s attitude toward The Da Vinci Code.” – Educational Media Reviews Online
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