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Catholicism: Jesus Christ
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Catholicism is the true version of Christianity. Many vocal supporters of the enemy disagree ardently with this notion, but unfortunately, they are wrong. Catholicism is widely considered to be the wide-screen DVD of religion.
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Catholicism emerged around the year 180 CE and claims to trace its origin back to Jesus and his Apostles, which is the basis for its episcopal hierarchy. It is lead by the pope and based in the Vatican, which is in Rome.
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As far as belief is concerned, said Shammas, Catholicism and the Eastern Orthodox religions are similar to Syriac Orthodoxy. But the traditions in the Syriac Orthodox service have roots from the days of Jesus Christ, said Shammas, such as a special round bell, shaken by the altar server at intervals throughout the Mass, the liturgy itself, and most profoundly, the language.
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Perhaps the most enduring image of early modern Catholicism is that of an institution that systematically shut down emergent local culture and freedom of thought. Exploration of the activity of Catholics in art, literature, music, and science demonstrates the inadequacy of that image: the reality was far more complex. In the arts—including sculpture, painting, poetry, drama, prose, oratory, and music—there is no doubt that anti-Protestant ideology contributed to new Catholic production. The Protestant attack on art, not to mention the development of new notions of Christian heroism, certainly influenced the way biographers, preachers, painters, sculptors, and composers expressed themselves. But they looked for effective techniques and for attention-grabbing flourishes to impress audiences and to demand an active response. There is no doubt that rules for propriety in various forms of art, notably oratory and painting, reflect an attempt by church leaders to control.
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The basis for Scimeca's story comes from the historical royal edict of 1492 that unified Spain under Catholicism, ending centuries of peaceful co-existence among Spanish Christians, Jews and Moslems, and banishing all non-Christians from the country. The central character, Joshua, a young man with a brilliant mind and a strong interest in the Christian Gospels as well as Jewish theology, finds himself perceived as the Messiah by his fellow Jewish exiles in Italy, where he and his family have settled after leaving Spain. The elders of a neighboring city choose Joshua to portray Jesus Christ in their annual Passion play, but the forces of anti-Semitism bring about a tragic conclusion.
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