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Mar 16

DaVinci Code paranoia?

Category: Religion

While their idiotic condom policy dooms thousands to die of AIDS in Africa & they sweep pedophilia in the Church under the carpet; the Catholic Church has decided that something deserves their attention more. They are making a special effort to debunk The DaVinci Code, which as we all know is a novel. They claim it is a deliberate attempt to smear the Church. Personally, I think Dan Brown has better things to do, and besides, the Catholic Church do an extremely good job of smearing themselves. This response will only encourage the conspiracy theorists.

1 Comment so far

  1. Alan K. Henderson March 18th, 2005 05:34 am

    Here is Amy Welborn’s response to “only a novel” sentiments:

    http://amywelborn.typepad.com/openbook/2004/03/only_a_novel.html

    I would add this. A good alternate history (which this book is, in part) should enable the reader to determine what is history and what is fiction. Critics claim the book does not – and that DCV bears false witness against one of the main “characters” of the book – the Catholic Church. (Amy also alludes to charges that Leonardo himself is misrepresented.)

    I’m a Protestant, so I’m not against offending Catholcs in principle. Actually, I support offending everybody, as long as the offense is truthful. Maybe I could put that in practice by writing on the Reformation :-) (The Calvinists would be particularly peeved.)