Director Ron Howard vs. The Vatican

As the director of The Da Vinci Code and the soon to be released Angels and Demons, Howard has faced accusations of being “anti-Catholic”.

The Da Vinci Code, written by Dan Brown, was #1 on the New York Best Seller’s List and when released as a film in 2006, made more than $700 million at the box office. With Dan Brown’s prequel to be released next month, it has caused quite a stir in the Catholic community.

President of the Catholic League, William “Bill” Donohue, has accused Howard and author Dan Brown of “smearing” the Vatican “with fabulously bogus tales” in the upcoming Angels and Demons.

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‘Hideously Anti-Semitic’ Cartoon

Last week in newspapers across America and on the internet, a syndicated cartoon by Pat Oliphant caused quite a stir. The Anti-Defamation League labeled it as “hideously anti-Semitic”.
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Mark Twain’s Church in Trouble?

Mark Twain once said, “I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s”.

In Carson City, there is a group of advocates for the separation of church and state threatening to sue if the city gives any more money to a church that Mark Twain helped to build.

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Director Ron Howard vs. The Vatican

As the director of The Da Vinci Code and the soon to be released Angels and Demons, Howard has faced accusations of being “anti-Catholic”.

The Da Vinci Code, written by Dan Brown, was #1 on the New York Best Seller’s List and when released as a film in 2006, made more than $700 million at the box office. With Dan Brown’s prequel to be released next month, it has caused quite a stir in the Catholic community.

President of the Catholic League, William “Bill” Donohue, has accused Howard and author Dan Brown of “smearing” the Vatican “with fabulously bogus tales” in the upcoming Angels and Demons.

Read the story »