Some evangelists' multimedia opposition to `The Da Vinci Code' suggests they are insecure

In a Shift, Some Christians See Movie as Bridge to Nonbelievers

Not everyone has read The Da Vinci Code — though it may seem that way, if you pick up a newspaper or magazine these days, watch TV or surf the Internet.

A senior Vatican official has called for a boycott of "The Da Vinci Code," while the Council of Churches in Jordan and Roman Catholic activists in India want their governments to ban the film altogether.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The director of the upcoming religious thriller "The Da Vinci Code" says he sees no need for a disclaimer labeling the film a work of fiction -- provoking a rebuke on Monday from Catholic group Opus Dei.

Leading UK Catholics and members of Opus Dei have formed a group to respond to the negative impact the Da Vinci Code film is expected to bring.

Yes, it's fiction - but author's 'fact' claims irritate scholars

A line from Dan Brown's “The Da Vinci Code” tells you why it's easily the most disputed religious novel of all time: “Almost everything our fathers taught us about Christ is false.”

Leading Roman Catholics have warned The Da Vinci Code was "fiction trading as fact", ahead of the release of a film version of the blockbuster novel this month.

ROME -- Roman Catholic scholars gathered Thursday to explore whether the soon-to-be-released film version of "The Da Vinci Code" will spread hostile sentiment against the church or provide an opportunity to draw people closer to religion.

Amid the growing hype over the imminent movie release of The Da Vinci Code, churches around the world are braced for renewed scepticism. But, discovers Stephen Phelan, not all clergy think it’s the work of the Devil.

ROME -- A Vatican official reportedly called for a boycott of the upcoming The Da Vinci Code film Friday, saying it contained "slanderous" offences against Christianity that would have provoked a worldwide revolt had they been directed against Islam or the Holocaust.

Dan Tench is a lawyer who writes on media issues for the Guardian. Here he describes how he became the first person to crack the secret message hidden within Mr Justice Peter Smith's judgment on the Da Vinci Code case, which pitted author Dan Brown against two writers who failed in their claim that he breached their copyright to create his bestselling novel.

LONDON (Reuters) - Three weeks after a court passed judgement in the copyright case involving Dan Brown's bestseller "The Da Vinci Code", a lawyer has uncovered what may be a secret message buried in the text of the ruling.

The recent proceedings at the High Court offered the first clues as to how Dan Brown produced the publishing sensation that is The Da Vinci Code.

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