Washington D.C., May 17, 2006 / 22:00 pm
An interfaith coalition is calling for the boycott of The Da Vinci Code movie because “it seeks to profit off [anti-Catholic] bigotry, it proselytizes Satanism and it undermines the dignity of women.”
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday and will open on theatres worldwide Friday.
Fr. Thomas Euteneuer, president of Human Life International, made the statement on behalf of the coalition yesterday at the National Press Club.
The Interfaith Coalition Against The Da Vinci Code includes Dr. Ted Baehr of Movieguide.org, Don Feder, Austin Ruse of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, Patrick Reilly of the Cardinal Newman Society, and Bob Knight of Concerned Women for America.