The protest organised by Vince Marshall against the film The Da Vinci Code which was meant to happen on May 20, has been put to a stop by the Curia. In a letter sent personally to Marshall by Fr Charles Cordina, Pastoral Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta, he stated that although the film could be damaging to the Catholic faith, the Curia did not approve of the pilgrimage and Marshall was not granted the permissiont o use religious statues in the pilgrimage.
Whilst Marshall accepted the orders given by superiors, he commented that he was extremely hurt and disappointed. He had managed to collect a few hundred signatures of those who were in agreement with his protest.
On his website, Marshall ended the countdown to the pilgrimage and has posted images of the devil implying that the devil is behind the prohibition of the pilgrimage. Marshall claims that the time bomb has exploded. "When I face almighty God at my final judgement, as we all will, I can say I did try my best. I did try my best to protest" said Marshall.
In a statement issued by the Church yesterday and signed by the Archbishop Guzeppi Mercieca, the Bishop of Gozo Mario Grech, Bishop Emeritus of Gozo Nikol G. Cauchi and Auxiliary Bishop of Malta Annetto Depasquale, they stated that both the book and the forthcoming film The DaVinci Code are purely works of fiction, and are not based on historical events.
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Church says The Da Vinci Code is purely fiction
By Giselle Borg Olivier - May 2, 2006, 20:26 CET
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