We gathered to warn of blasphemy

I WAS one of those in the Informal prayer group outside Jesus Christ Superstar whom Katie Holly (The Irish Examiner letters, April 4) found so baffling. Unlike some other members of the public, however, she apparently did not ask us a few simple questions. (We did not have a statue of Our Lady — the one in the red cloak and the beard is Jesus, not Mary).

Katie, in wondering what we objected to, suggests anything and everything except the plain truth that the storyline in JC Superstar is a tissue of fabrications. Katie claims that the musical is "a celebration of their Saviour". It is a strange "celebration" that falsifies every important aspect of his life. Jesus is presented as a weak character unsure of himself, who was only declared God by misguided followers. Mary Magdalen is insinuated to have an immoral relationship with him. Judas is promoted, Jesus denigrated. The story ends before the Resurrection, which was the whole point of his mission to us from his (and our) Father.

Our presence outside the Opera House was not just some publicity stunt but an act of reparation. Baptists, Catholics, Presbyterians and possibly others spontaneously came. We wished to defend the honour of our Lord and Saviour, and also to warn people that there is a line which we cross at the peril of the wrath of God.