reply to post by Roark
If there was someone who could prove beyond any doubt that he was a descendant of Jesus Christ, and he or she would go into politics... well, that
would be something, I guess. Even today.
Maybe it's no big deal for a Belgian atheist - as I am - but in the USA, where Christian fundi's have real power...? And maybe it's
now no
big deal, but 50 years ago, even in Belgium, with the Catholic Church having real political power, it sure was.
The "bloodline" theme was made popular by Baigent, Leigh & Lincoln - and Dan Brown - and they see history from a Anglosaxon/French point of view.
For me, the real mystery is why they don't mention one single time the Holy Blood of Bruges. Indeed, the Holy Blood of Christ (= the Holy Grail or
"Bloodline") seems to have turned medieval Bruges (in Flanders, Belgium) into a Holy City. It's what, since the 19th century, made tourism popular
in Bruges. But look closer, and you'll see that this Holy City is not as holy as it seems, just because of this Precious Holy Blood that... well,
could be pretty unholy too.
It was the secret of the bloodline of Christ that turned the chaplain of the Chapel of the Holy Blood in Bruges into a satanist. Sounds familiar?
Thinking about Rennes-le-Château and Bérénger Saunière? Mmm... That indeed was a hoax, copy/pasted from the all too real Holy Blood of Bruges
History...
Full story here:
The Holy Blood of Bruges, a New Jerusalem