I received an e-mail about a petition to ban a movie titled “Corpus Christi” that portrays Jesus as a homosexual. Is there really such a film?
Answer A number of our friends have inquired about one of the latest urban legends sweeping the Internet — or in this case, the most recent incarnation of a persistent rumor that’s been making the rounds for more than two decades. Although the information in the e-mail you received has been circulating in various forms for more than two decades, there is no valid petition, e-mail-based or otherwise, to protest the release of an alleged film project of this nature. According to our research, there was a resurgence of this urban legend in the late 1990s, largely due to misunderstandings created by a couple of unrelated projects. At that time, a stage play titled “Corpus Christi” was written by Terrance McNally. This offensive work featured a main character representing a modern Jesus-like figure and contained strong homosexual themes. McNally’s stage drama continues to be performed in various theatres around the world, generating considerable controversy with each engagement. Adding to t
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