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Catholic Group Says of ‘Da Vinci Code’ Film: It’s Just Fiction
When “The Da Vinci Code” became a publishing sensation, leaders of the Roman Catholic organization Opus Dei realized they had an image problem on their hands.
The assassin in the best-selling thriller is an albino Opus Dei monk named Silas, and the group is depicted as a powerful but secretive cult whose members practice ritualistic self-torture. In a preface titled “Fact,” the author, Dan Brown, said his book was more than mere fiction.
When plans were revealed for a movie based on the book, Opus Dei leaders say they tried to persuade Sony Pictures to excise any mention of their group, sending a letter last year saying the book was “a gross distortion and a grave injustice.”
Their effort failed.
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When “The Da Vinci Code” became a publishing sensation, leaders of the Roman Catholic organization Opus Dei realized they had an image problem on their hands.
The assassin in the best-selling thriller is an albino Opus Dei monk named Silas, and the group is depicted as a powerful but secretive cult whose members practice ritualistic self-torture. In a preface titled “Fact,” the author, Dan Brown, said his book was more than mere fiction.
When plans were revealed for a movie based on the book, Opus Dei leaders say they tried to persuade Sony Pictures to excise any mention of their group, sending a letter last year saying the book was “a gross distortion and a grave injustice.”
Their effort failed.
more…