Quote of the Day

From The Telegraph, news that Catholic churches in Rome will not allow the makers of Angels & Demons to use them for location shooting:

he movie, the sequel to the enormously successful The Da Vinci Code, sees Tom Hanks reprise his role as Harvard professor Robert Langdon. This time, however, Mr Langdon is on a mission to save the Vatican from being blown up by a canister of anti-matter.

The entire film is set in Rome, and Sony Pictures applied for permission to film two key scenes inside the churches of Santa Maria del Popolo and Santa Maria della Vittoria.

The plot of the book sees Mr Langdon arriving in Santa Maria della Vittoria to find a cardinal being set on fire.

However, the scene will now be shot on a soundstage after the diocese of Rome closed its doors against the producers. Father Marco Fibbi, a spokesman, said: "Usually we read the script but in this case it wasn't necessary. Just the name Dan Brown was enough. "

He added that most films are given permission, as long as they respect the "traditions of the Church". Father Fibbi said: "Angels and Demons peddles a type of fantasy that damages our common religious beliefs, just like The Da Vinci Code did."

The highlighted quote is my pick for "quote of the day." Quite funny. But also seriously accurate. The Telegraph piece adds: "The Catholic Church is still angry over The Da Vinci Code, which suggested that Jesus may have been secretly married to Mary Magdalene."

Suggested? Did they read The Da Vinci Code? Watch the movie?

I'll be on Catholic Answers Live sometimes down the road to talk about Angels and Demons (the novel); I'll post info about that when it becomes available. The movie is due out in May 2009.

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Comments

[MMajor Fan]

I hear Satan has offered the use of a film set at his "location."

[Telemachus]

That was *my* favorite quote too! What a silly man.