Quote:It all caused people to suggest it was where Jesus’s body was buried, and was proof he’d married and had a child.
This was highly controversial, given Christians believe Jesus was resurrected.
I imagine the Vatican wasn't too thrilled with this new idea either.
I mean, they have done nothing but to paint Mary Magdalene in a very bad light, shunning the thought of Jesus being married to her.
At the end of the movie "Stigmata" which was a very good movie BTW, there was one last note just before the credits, that the lost Gospel of Mary had been found in the 60's but that the Vatican had them locked away in a vault.
There is no telling what secrets lie in that vault, truth be told, kept hidden from the public.
Many people believe that yes, Jesus was just a guy. That he was a messenger of hope, faith, belief....sure.
But that the Catholics used him as a religious figure to 'control' the masses.
However, a married Jesus with a family would ruin that image they wanted to portray.
Yet most religions have some form of deity that they worship, so I suppose Jesus would be no different.
And how better to control the people than thru fear of being sent to hell, with fire and brimstone, if they acted up.