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In the wake of the blockbuster novel’s presentation in Ireland, severe religious conflicts erupted to the extent that the hundreds of thousands of people watching the Late Late show on May 13 felt like they had entered the twilight zone. Several priests were guests on the show. They proceeded to rant about Jesus and the Second Coming. Sparked by Dan Brown’s rather unsympathetic portrayal of Roman Catholic priests in his hit novel, they did not speak about why priests should get married, nor did they talk about social justice or any other relevant present-day issues. When a viewer called and asked why a woman couldn’t become Pope, a priest remarked, “The Lord wouldn't want it." I guess we are just supposed to deal with the fact that the Lord is sexist. As for the viewer, the texts at the bottom of the screen simply dismissed him as a heretic.
Catholic priests are not making any attempt to present God as an entity relevant to modern day life. What is more, Catholic fundamentalists take any chance they can get to wriggle out of the woodwork. They have not disappeared in Ireland – au contraire, they are much like a latent virus form.
Unfortunately Dan Brown did not know that the church in Ireland has not had a chance to demonstrate its self-righteousness in recent years, and that its representatives are simply dying to be righteously persecuted. A word of advice: if you ever (by way of unfortunate circumstances) run into a clergyman who stands by the statement, “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you,” supposedly made by Jesus Himself, agree with everything he says and move on. Do not attempt to persecute them! You will never hear the end of it. And this in the 21st century!