The Da Vinci Code does a disservice to Mary of Magdala.(VIEWPOINT)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: May 12, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

With the May 19 release of the movie "The Da Vinci Code," speculation about the true role of Mary of Magdala will again take center stage. I believe Dan Brown's popular fictional bestseller has actually done a disservice to the historical Mary of Magdala and other women leaders in the early church. While the book paints a compelling portrait of the underlying unity of male and female, it ultimately subverts women's leadership by focusing on the fiction of Mary of Magdala's marital status rather than the fact of her leadership as the primary witness to Jesus' resurrection. ...

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