May 17, 2006

The DaVinci Debate

Although the novel and movie "The DaVinci Code," which posits that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, are stirring a lot of debate among Catholics and other Christians, most say the debate will have no impact on their faith. Among those interviewed for this article was the Rev. James Meyer, a campus minister to the Wayne State University School of Medicine and a consulting chaplain for critical and terminally ill youths. "I have no problem of faith with the author's thesis," he said. He explained that "it would make sense in 1st century Judaism if Jesus were married." The article cites other Catholic clergy and lay persons who have differing views.

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