Even though it is fiction, even though we all know it is not true and not based on facts as commented by many leading authors and journalists (liberal and conservative) we are terribly hurting the hearts of Jesus and Mary; our Good Father in heaven. After everything that Jesus has done for us, why not let Jesus know how much by having a Mass of Reparation in your parish? We are doing so this weekend to show the Two Hearts our Love is real for them no matter what the world does....Pass it On...God Bless

Again, Helen, why do accept the word of what most literary critics claim to be a poor writer at best over what the greatest minds in human history have believed and written about since Christ walked the earth. 2000 years of study and you think because some talentless fiction writer amalgamates the ideas of some vague unknown gnostic writers, forgeries and sensationalists into a novel in an effort to earn your dollar, that somehow he has tapped into some truth? READ THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS WHO WERE TAUGHT BY THE APOSTLES AND BY THOSE WHO LIVED WITH THE APOSTLES. EITHER LEARN EVERYTHING OR ADMIT YOU HAVE A BIAS AGAINST THE CHURCH. HONESTLY, WHO ARE YOU GOING TO TRUST AND WHY? Ask yourself that question. And then ask yourself, even if you doubt the Church, do you believe Dan Brown really some kind of genius that you think deserves any creedance? If so, you really haven't done your research. I think the best thing the rest of us can do is to pray that others aren't as fooled by this re-hashed, money-oriented, anti-Christian agenda.

The Cardinal's call to Christians to boycott the movie is a call to unity amongst Christians to stand up for their faith. By not supporting those who try to discredit Christianity we are actually doing them a charity. They are in it for money and would lose interest in such undertakings if their finances suffer. Assuming they are just doing it for the money,we have helped them sin less against God since they will go on to other money making ventures [hopefully lesser evil]. Therein lies the charity for we know no one can withstand the justice of God and we can further offer our not going to the movie for the conversion of the movie makers and all associated with them. We will be fulfilling God's law for love of neighbor by doing so as it will be seen by God as an act of praying for those who persecute us. Moreover, we will not be part of the accusations brought against them at the last judgement. God has given us the free will to choose as we desire. God always hopes that we will prayerfully discern the choices we make to ensure they are inline with His Will. Our challenge is to discover His Will in every situation and how we can make ourselves available as His instruments to shed light on the Truth. We are ultimately accountable to God for the choices we make in this life and can't hold God or anyone else responsible for the choices we make.

Let's see: watch the movie and pay the people who are slandering your God, holy mother Church, the Gospel writers and most of the early Church Fathers who brought the faith of the Apostles down to us. Would you pay someone for slandering your family? Hey, it's only fiction, right?

As for what the Catholic Church is hiding? Good grief, you trust in Hollywood to give you the historical and archeological facts? Do you seek their medical diagnosis too? If you want the historical facts, check history books, not (by the author's own admission) works of fiction! Fiction, get it?

I will DEFINITELY be going to see the Da Vinci Code. No Bishop or anyone else is going to tell me what I can and can't see. I live about 2 miles from Rosslyn Chapel and visit it regularly, and the number of visitors has increased 5 or 6 fold. There is a huge amount of interest in things which I believe the Church has been trying to hide from us for centuries. I hope the film is a huge success and I will be actively encouraging people to see it.

Years ago when we were shocked by the blasphemous movie "The Last Temptation of Christ", Hollywood embraced it as a form of "art" even when movie critics at the time said it had no artistic value and was poorly made. And when the excellent "The Passion of the Christ" movie was released Hollywood blasted against it, only because it exulted Christianity. We see a clear trend here.

Margaret,

If your friends and anyone else for that matter are seduced by the FALSE aspect of Dan Brown, who is not a scholar, I pray for them. The Magisterium of the Church is the only Truth for humankind.

After reading the book a couple of years ago, I found that it later stimulated me to read some of the excellent publications that came out later pointing out the fallacies in the author's premise. That further stimulated me to read more about certain aspects of the Catholic religion that I was not totally clear about. I'm not so sure that any Catholic who reads the book or sees the movie will be putting his/her faith in jeopardy - quite the contrary. I would hope that most Catholics are able to distinguish between fact and fiction.

I WOULDN´T LIKE PEOPLE SPEND THEIR PRECIOUS TIME READING JUNK AND LIES ABOUT THEIR MOTHERS AND FOR ME CHURCH IS MY MUM . GOD FORGIVE THEM THEY DON´T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE READING AND WATCHING. Let´s pray for them

I am afraid that I work with many Catholic people who have read the novel and who believe that it is based in truth, thanks to the infamous "facts" page. Oh, yes, they raise their eyebrows and speak deliberately as ones of an in-the-know crowd who are far more enlightened than we who curl up with the Cathechism or dabble with Dogma and Doctrine. As they have not read these authentic fact sheets, I have made up my mind not to read Mr. Brown's novel. I am offended by it, and am embarrassed in front of Our Lord because of its vicious, lewd suggestions. So, I figure that I'll counter with withholding my cash and invest it in other paper products; namely those which are found in the smallest room in the house and serve an indisputable better purpose.

Whether it is a sin or not depends on your true motivation for seeing or not seeing the film--only the Holy Spirit can shed light on those depths, which are often hidden from our very selves because we fail to carry our self-analysis far enough, or are limited by our faculties and knowledge. But judging by the fruit, it is not a good thing to contribute to the success of this movie and to encourage Hollywood and fictional works to malign Truth itself. Hence, the recommendation to not see the movie.

I, too, saw a program on EWTN with Fr. Groeschel. He mentioned people should contact SONY who is backing this Da Vinci Code movie. I hope I run out of Sony products I bought years ago, and replace them with products whose board members respect truth with a Capital T. I wrote an e-mail to sony corp. and told them so. I hope you do too.

Most people would agree that the DVC is a good thriller, just like Tom Clancy’s novels are fabulous page-turners. But the style is only a vehicle that taps into a deeper malaise in our society: It is a fact that a good number of people have almost no religious culture or background to serve as the backdrop of their lives. It is as though they have lost the paradigm by which they can judge and understand modern phenomena. The line between fiction and historical fact gets blurred and it becomes easy to deform fundamental truths about Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. Is it possible that some people will make the most important decisions of their lives, or let the values they embrace be based on what Hollywood presents them? I have heard a university professor call the DVC an “unacceptable caricature”. A caricature knows that it is a caricature, it is not meant to be taken seriously. It is meant to help us lighten up. I would hope that our attitude to the DVC is the same we would have to any silly caricature done in bad taste: it might elicit a vague chuckle, but then we know what the real truth of the matter is. And if someone believes a caricature to be true, then what a good occasion to give him the real thing, by pressing a Gospel in his had or pointing him to the Catechism. I’ve heard it said often, and it bears repeating: when life throws you a lemon, make lemonade. These last few months the juice has been flowing, and it can be quite tasty.

Unfortunately, our society, our world, have a big lack of moral values nowadays. It seems to me that every day with this type of silly things, unsensible things, like this stupid movie (Da Vinci Code) demoralization of our society is increasing. Thank you so much for your campaign against the movie.Greetings from Spain. Maria

This is the very reason why Hollywood does movies like this. No one wants to finance movies, entertainment that does not titillate or recoup what was invested initially. And... anything - at this point -that hints "spiritual" content (whether it is or not) is rallied behind. Potential investors are afraid to take the risk for fear of ridicule, etc. So what are we to expect.... just like The Last Temptation of Christ. Our comfort should be that accountability will eventually happen - whether here on earth or in front of God directly.

I did not even finish reading the book as it is foolishness at its finest.
Please just enjoy the wonders of the Trinity and forget the filth Hollywood produces

This movie is garbage. It also proves how the Arian, Nestorian, etc. heresies are alive and well. The media and the secular world always put all of their time and effort into justifying their denial of the truths of faith. I met Fr. Benedict Groeschel and was present during a talk in which he tore this movie and book apart.

I think this is an over-reaction. Is it a sin to go to this fictionsal piece or not? Hollywood is almost incapable of blaspheming my beliefs because I do not attribute that kind of power to movie makers. Allow me to see this if I wish and make up my own mind about what it means. Lighten up!