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"The Da Vinci Code"
Deciphered, Decoded, Debunked

The movie based on Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code has opened and as is generating a new wave of controversy and concern. The Catholic Television Network of Detroit (CTND) presents a number of special programs on the topic, including Dialogue with Cardinal Maida, The Da Vinci Code: A Masterful Deception, and Jesus Decoded. There are also several web-based resources providing accurate information on the life of Jesus, the origins of Christianity, and the religious organization Opus Dei.

Authentic Jesus: The Christian Truth Versus Modern Fiction
From USCCB Publishing

Author's comments on the novel

By Joe Kohn
The Michigan Catholic
Detroit — There were no excommunications or top-down, Church-wide boycotts to oppose "The Da Vinci Code," the movie now playing that bleeds spurious fact into malicious fiction to distort the legacy of Jesus Christ.

How "true" is The Da Vinci Code?
The online postings of author Dan Brown.

Jesus Decoded
Catholic Belief Versus Modern Fiction

Opus Dei
A response from the Prelature of Opus Dei in the United States.

The Da Vinci Code
By Harry Forbes and David DiCerto
Catholic News Service
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The screen adaptation of Dan Brown's best-seller has arrived amid unprecedented secrecy and fanfare, and the resulting film is pretty much what everyone expected: a glossy, well-acted, mostly fast-moving thriller. Regrettably, however, just about all the spurious historical, artistic, and theological misstatements from the poorly researched book have been left intact.

UK Response Group on The Da Vinci Code
From the World Catholic Association for Communication (SIGNIS)
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