Is Ron Howard Albino?

Isn't it interesting that the "Gospel of Judas" just happened to surface in translation (they've had it since 1983!) a month before the opening of the Da Vinci Code? (I think the hole in the pop-up photo of the codex is where "opens May 19" was written.) Between this and the recent discovery of Creation Ex Pescilo and Christ's being not a miracle worker, but an excellent acrobat, what is left but to acknowledge that Ron Howard & Tom Hanks rule the universe? I hope they are benevolent gods.

Uhoh. Here's heresy already. Over at Zenit, Fr. Thomas Williams, LC says:

Q: If authentic, what challenge would this document pose to traditional Christian belief? Will it "shake Christianity to its foundations" as some press releases have suggested?

Father Williams: Certainly not. The Gnostic gospels, of which there are many besides this one, are not Christian documents per se, since they proceed from a syncretistic sect that incorporated elements from different religions, including Christianity. From the moment of their appearance, the Christian community rejected these documents because of their incompatibility with the Christian faith. The "Gospel of Judas" would be a document of this sort, which could have great historical value, since it contributes to our knowledge of the Gnostic movement, but it poses no direct challenge to Christianity.

Some people stubbornly cling to their superstitions.