Fr. Richard McBrien hired as consultant to "Da Vinci Code" flick

From Sandra Miesel, this note that the Spring 2005 edition of Notre Dame Magazine reports the following:

"The Producers of the upcoming movie version of THE DA VINCI CODE have hired Father Richard McBrien, Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology to consult on the script. Tom Hanks has been signed to play the lead character, who in the best-selling novel airs a number of provocative theories, including that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalen and His divinity was fabricated centuries after He lived."

Sandra observes: "The capitalized 'He' looks droll in the context of its sentence." Perhaps some folks at ND, including Father McBrien, are still conflicted over reports that Jesus may have indeed been divine. I'm not sure why Father McBrien would be hired to help with the script. After all, as this notice points out, the novel emphatically denies the divinity of Jesus, gets very little right about the Catholic Church, and spends much time condemning Church leadership and authority.

Oh, nevermind—I just answered my own question.

Comments

[Nancy Brown]

Exactly. I wouldn't be surprised if Dan Brown himself didn't consult with McBrien, or do I mean McBrien consults with Dan Brown? I'm not sure. Two peas in a pod.

[kingsalomon]

I'm praying one of the top concerns of the conclave is all the poorly catachized Catholics which we can see from these polls, the ones where people want this or that teaching to change. Maybe the new Pope can be the one to put the smackdown on false shepards leading people astray. A theological shepard's staff to the forehead. I'm praying we won't be hearing McBrien for too much longer (unless he repents and gets in line with the Church).

[Mik]

I'm telling you, this school has more stories then sense.
Isn't this the same school that had the nun going against Church teaching to hold a controversial play a few months ago?
Don't they have to answer to anyone with this type blatant display of defiance?

[B. Holmes]

Yes, we all know McBrien's reputation... who's consulting who in this little enterprise is anybody's guess. But Fr. McBrien does have a unique chance that many do not have, to bear witness to the Gospel, truthfully and charitably, among real rascals and enemies of the Church. Hopefully McBrien will make good on this deal in God's eyes. Unfortunately they will make their movie whether McBrien is involved or not.

[ron89]

Appoigny dans le film " The Da Vinci Code "
Une scène du film " The Da Vinci code " (réalisé
par Ron Howard et Tom Hanks) sera tournée
dans la Collégiale d'Appoigny (Yonne) durant
l'été 2005. Classée Monument Historique, cette
église possède en effet un Jubé réplique exacte
du "Lirva Reimerp" décrit dans le célèbre
ouvrage de Dan Brown(..)
http://www.appoigny.com/1er_avril_2005.htm

[ron89]

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