The Dan Brown Code

Dan Brown is an idiot.

That is to say, he is a clever writer, from a modern financial perspective.
But from a truth perspective, he's an idiot.

Aimed at a market that wants to believe those Christians are wrong, and their teachings just a cover-up for a slimy conspiracy, The Da Vinci Code is pure sensationalist crap.

It's unfortunate that a film is being released soon to further exploit this market.

Why does it matter? Well, mainly because millions of people too lazy/tired/uninterested in (etc.) to do even elementary research will believe what he says at the beginning of his book, to wit that much of what he writes is fact, which makes Christians, not only Catholics but all mainstream denominations out to be idiots.

Well, for another take on the book/film, check this out.