JULY 23
Rev. Marcos J. Gonzalez |
'"The Da Vinci Code": Beyond the Book, Beyond the
Movie, Beyond the Hype'
With over 30 million copies sold and now a major motion
picture, Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" has stirred a great deal of emotion. Is
there any truth to this fictional novel? Was Jesus married? What is the Holy
Grail? What is the sect Opus Dei? Similar theories have existed for some time; however, this work of
fiction has many people asking questions about the provocative
assertions being made and are wondering what the real truth is.
The Rev. Marcos Gonzalez addresses major issues
found in the book and movie that directly contradict church teaching as
well as historical and biblical facts.
Holy Family Parish Associate Pastor Rev. Marcos J.
Gonzalez was born in 1962 in Havana, Cuba, to Jesus and Margarita
Gonzalez.
When he was 9 years old, his family came from Cuba
during the last of the "Freedom Flights" of 1971. He and
his family first moved to Glendale and later settled in Atwater
Village, Calif.
Father Gonzalez is a graduate of St. John’s
Seminary in Camarillo. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in
philosophy in 1985. And he earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish
studies and master’s degree in divinity at his ordination in
1994.
His ministerial experiences during seminary
included work with the elderly in nursing homes, developmentally
disabled in Camarillo State Hospital. Father Gonzales has also taught
religious education classes at the elementary and high school levels.
He has worked in youth detention ministry as a chaplain in the Los
Angeles County Men's Central Jail and he has done clinical
pastoral education work at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in
Oxnard.
