Opus Dei and Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code's bloody depictions of mortification are grotesque exaggerations that have nothing to do with reality. Obviously the movie makers were looking for shock value, and the real use of the cilice and discipline would have been too tame. In reality, they cause a fairly low level of discomfort comparable to fasting. There is no blood, no injury, nothing to harm a person's health, nothing traumatic. If it caused any harm, the Church would not allow it.

See this video with Fr. John Wauck on this issue.

Hope you like it :-)

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[powerkitemad]

Ah yes more religious nuts, Yaaaawn.

[mcook31]

Parents who love their kids encourage them to play football (bruises and scrapes), learn to ride bicycles (more bruises and scrapes), go skiing (broken bones and chilblains). They want their kids to be able to control their bodies, not pamper them, still less worship them.

[mcook31]

refreshingly candid. I wish more people could hear this.

[eastsidesunsets]

Jesus died to save us for our sins so that we could go around harming the bodies he saved??? He preached about love, then parents raise their kids to whack themselves. WHY?????

[richardineusa]

It's good to hear Opus Dei explain this for themselves.

[kikebcn75]

Very clear explanation

[emartinezabascal]

Good, Brief, clear and clarifying.