This “The Da Vinci Code” movie with its controversial anti-Catholic message seems to be stirring up quite the storm in India. Perhaps the Indian government should take some form of action or stance against it, given that such a prominent minority is feeling offense to it.
Roman Catholics in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) are taking part in worldwide protests against the release of the movie, The Da Vinci Code.
Hundreds of members of a Catholic group gathered outside a convent school in the Indian financial capital to protest against its release next week.
They say the film is an attack on their faith, and have warned of stronger protests if their demands are not met.
Catholics say they want the protest to draw the attention of the authorities.
“Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) activists will go on a fast unto death if the government fails to take action against anti-Christian movies,” CSF general secretary Joseph Dias told the BBC.
He said the Christian community has been tolerant in relation to the book-release of the Dan Brown epic, but an audio-visual medium would have a more serious and a more lasting impact.
“You can’t make fiction on a religious figure. Tempers are already running quite high and there’s no way of saying what could happen if the movie is released,” he said.
A press release issued by the CSF says: “The Da Vinci Code is offensive as it hit certain basic foundations of the religion.”
The group says it has also collected thousands of signatures for a petition calling on President APJ Abdul Kalam to ban the film.
The CSF has also called for the banning of a second film, Tickle My Funny Bone, which chronicles the life of a “sexy nun”.
