{"id":501,"date":"2006-05-17T10:02:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-17T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/churchofthemasses\/2006\/05\/evil-and-the-banal\/"},"modified":"2006-05-17T10:02:00","modified_gmt":"2006-05-17T16:02:00","slug":"evil-and-the-banal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/churchofthemasses\/2006\/05\/evil-and-the-banal\/","title":{"rendered":"Evil and the banal."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

People are emailing me asking if I think that people will still throng to The Da Vinci Code<\/em> even knowing that it is a boring mess. The answer is yes.<\/p>\n

Banality is the mark of Satan\u2019s handiwork. He is incapable of contact with the beautiful. It is repugnant to him as are all of the hallmarks of the Divine.<\/p>\n

It is necessary for the rejection of Christ in this generation, that they swarm to this movie knowing it is blasphemy AND banal. The crowds didn\u2019t scream for Barabbas because he was more charming and good than Christ!<\/p>\n

As I have said from the beginning here, this movie is a mass, cultural rejection of Christ and the Church. It would not surprise me if during screenings, members of the audience started stripping off their clothes and having orgies!<\/p>\n

P.S. \u201c\u2026but for WALES?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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