Sorry? Think of it this way: The Crucifixion story is, if not the most powerful story ever told, at least well up there in the top five. Seeding a story with this kind of thing is a large part of what makes it powerful, it seems to be what human brains are wired to latch on to, as fandom has independently learned.

(...I can't teach any Sunday School lessons to kids with a straight face, which is why Mom now lets me stay out in the hall and write fic and only come in to help with the crafts and snack. :P )