Cacciaguida says that there have been some serious inquiries about Opus Dei that have resulted from people’s coming in to centers asking about assassin monks and being given literature about the organization. So, what the heck? Anything is an opportunity for evangelization, I suppose, if you use it that way.
Imagine all the people who are more then slightly bummed, when they try to research the Da Vinci Code and find out what they are all about. My face would be red if I bought into the conspiracy theories. The fact that Christ is gossiped about, atleast reminds us that He is still relevant in our tabloid culture.
Re Opus Dei, it gets even better. I’ve heard that its leaders are contacting travel agents who organize “Da Vinci Code tours” and asking them if they’d like to include tours of Opus Dei centers on the itineraries they offer their clients. Response has been excellent, since travel agents just want to make money, and these invitations increase the desirabilty of the tours.
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Very clever of them! Maybe those fans will learn something… something true, that is!
Cacciaguida says that there have been some serious inquiries about Opus Dei that have resulted from people’s coming in to centers asking about assassin monks and being given literature about the organization. So, what the heck? Anything is an opportunity for evangelization, I suppose, if you use it that way.
Can you imagine the disappointment of the fans?
What, NO license to kill heretics? No albino makeover? What kinda BS is this? What a rip!
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Imagine all the people who are more then slightly bummed, when they try to research the Da Vinci Code and find out what they are all about. My face would be red if I bought into the conspiracy theories. The fact that Christ is gossiped about, atleast reminds us that He is still relevant in our tabloid culture.
Renee, that’s a neat perspective. I guess I never thought of Dan Brown as a gossiper, but that’s about right.
“Those Christians think Jesus is so cool, but wait’ll you hear what *I* heard…”
Re Opus Dei, it gets even better. I’ve heard that its leaders are contacting travel agents who organize “Da Vinci Code tours” and asking them if they’d like to include tours of Opus Dei centers on the itineraries they offer their clients. Response has been excellent, since travel agents just want to make money, and these invitations increase the desirabilty of the tours.
You can’t buy advertising like this.