Monday, April 30, 2007

The DaVinci Code what if's

So I just finished watching the DaVinci Code and instead of going to bed all these thoughts run through my head as they did after I read the book and watched the movie the first time. I know I need to read the book that tells all about the facts of the DaVinci Code but until I do here are some questions I ponder.

What if ANY of that was true? Any of it! Meaning....what if Mary Magdelayne (sorry on the spelling let's just call her Mary M) was his wife. We all have heard stories and have some thought in our mind whether they were involved or not. In many marriages the remaining spouse is the one who carries on the spouse who passed away's wishes and desires. So what if Jesus really did want for Mary M (if there is any fact to it) to run his Church? What if all the teachings and all his wishes and those that were passed on from God to him, were passed on to Mary M and she was to teach us?

Are we living a lie? Are we living in sin because that is not what we have been taught to believe? Will God understand that we were misguided and that it is not our fault and we will be forgiven?

What if it is true that there is a living blood line today. Can that really be traced through time, and if so, wouldn't you think that someone would have come out and said hey....I'm a decendent of Jesus? I know we are all decendents of Adam and Eve who were created by God, but Jesus came along later.

Do you really think there is, some where, all these teachings and books and gospels and stories that were written once upon a time by these people....Peter, Mary M Etc...that are concealed some where? That were not put into the Bible that we read today? Which understandably is also different due to our different beliefs. (If the Lutheran Church did not believe in Mary but the Catholic Chuch does then shouldn't the Catholic Church be wondering all these questions about a blood line to Jesus and celebrating Mary M?)

Do you really think that the Catholic Church, or any Church for that matter really would cover up the possibility that Jesus was married, that he was married to Mary M whom they titled as a prostitute and that they may have had a child together? And if that is true then what does that say about the Church? What does it say about me and my faith for wondering all of these things?

i think it would be cool as shit if there was the sarcophagus of Mary M and they could CSI that shit and start tracing the blood line, but of course, none of that would have been possible until science came up with all that. So we wouldn't have the ability to trace from way back in the day the DNA from anyone believed to have been a decendent from Mary M and Jesus. But if they could CSI it right now and then start CSI-ing all DNA of people today would they find the link?

What if someone, who didn't know that they were the offspring of Mary M and Jesus, didn't produce children either they couldn't, didn't want to, or no one wanted to with them. Should someone know they are a decendent of Jesus so that they are required and almost expected to produce offspring to carry the lineage on? Or do you not make that known? Then the line dies there? although, that's assuming that only one child came from each offspring of Mary M. There could be multiple blood lines out there today, multiple decendents directly of Jesus.

Are they automatically accepted into heaven because they are offspring of Jesus himself? Or will God hold them accountable for their actions like he does to all of us? Will those of Jesus' lineage be good people, very religious and faithful? Will they walk the steps that Jesus walked and not be tempted?

And the painting. The picture of Mary M at the Last Supper, the lack of multiple Chalice's let alone one....was that true? Was the Church angry and did DaVinci have to repaint it? Was the negative space between Mary M and Jesus truly a symbol for the Holy Grail....as depicted in the movie or was it just coincidence? When you place Mary M and Jesus next to each other, like they did in the picture and they match up....was that just done for the movie? So many questions!

Why would none of the disciples...Matthew, Mark, Luke or John talk of Mary M? Talk of the importance? Was it a cover up?

Is there really an Opus Dei? Was that a group back in the day and are there still unrecognized groups of them? Are they killing to keep the power of the Church secret?

Are there the keepers? Are they protecting the Holy Grail? Is the Holy Grail actually Mary M? Is it a chalice?

And lastly, if Mary M was a wife to Jesus and did bare a child that was Jesus' should she be recognized in the Church like Mary, Jesus' mother is? Should she be a Saint because she fled (according to the movie) to protect the child that she had with Jesus? Should there be a statue or her and Jesus together? Or of her and the child of Jesus?

All too many questions! And who would you go to? If this movie and book would have been out in High School we would have had a grand old time with our Religion teacher, especially if it were a nun, discussing this topic. although I would assume that any religious figure would throw the inquiries out and not discuss them at all. In doing so, are they protecting the Holy Grail and the thoughts and theories that Mary M was indeed Jesus' wife and had a child with him but that it would destroy the history of the Church? Are they disreguarding it because that is what they were told to do? Or do they have facts that prove it to be untrue?

Too bad that Jesus wasn't born in the times of today. Where we do have the technology to prove or disprove things. We could certainly get a DNA sample and if Mary M had a kid or later down the road this whole DaVinci Code stuff came to surface with Mary M having a kid, things being hidden, etc....we could sort through the truths and make believe. But, if he was born in the times of today, I wouldn't have all these what if's right now.

I am going to go to bed and think about this all night or at least until I fall asleep. But it really puzzles me. Because there are always what if's with relgion. That is why it is called Faith. However, these what if's could be severely damaging to Faith and to Relgion. Maybe if I make it to heaven and Jesus can schedule me in, he and I can sit down and talk about all this. I'm pretty sure no one will ever know, at least not until we get to heaven.

1 comment:

DokkestulDiscussion said...

If you haven't, you should read Angels and Demons. It is JUST as good. Its a lot to ponder. Here is what I know....

Peter, Paul, Luke and John, were HUMAN. That means you must always leave room for interpretions and mostly human error. Even if those books WERE written by them, they are writing it from THIER stand point...each of them wrote of the same things in different manners, and that is just proof that they choose to infer some of thier own thoughts into it. That said, we can't KNOW that those were Jesus' exact teachings, we can just believe. AS with everything else that faith brings us.

Opus Dei did and does exist. Its real and has been studied. Is it what the movie portrays? I don't know.

Personally, I think its QUITE possible that Jesue and Mary M hit it. After all a man is a man, and back in that time Orgys were quite the thing. Does that mean I don't think we should respect him, honor him? No. Because he still lived a damn good life and was quite a role model...you dont have to be a virgin to be a good person. I find it hard to believe he WASN'T married, becasue marriage offered a status of respect and Jesus was VERY respected.

The painting, I've looked it up, and I can SEE how its been interpreted to match up with the movie. That does exist, however, the painting was made by Da Vinci and it could have been him trying to stir up trouble, or it could all be real. I like a little conspiracy theory now and then. And that makes me no less of a person of FAITH, maybe a little less a person of religion, but thats all relative.

I choose to believe God/Jesus/Hercules or WHOMEVER my maker is will accept me and love me for my FAITH and for my inquisitive mind and the fact that I am open TO ANY AND ALL people and or thier beliefs. So no, we will not go to hell for living a lie, unless the lie your living is to yourself....because if God really is all knowing and all loving, he will accept us all for being true to ourselves....and on that note Miss Stephanie Marie....it is my bed time!