The "Da Vinci Code" is a fictional book which is supposedly based on various "facts" about Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalen, Opus Dei, and the Catholic Church.

The author shows little knowledge of the areas he purports to be informed about. The materials linked on this page will help you to understand the facts and to see how prejudiced and uninformed this best-selling book is.

Talk on the Da Vinci Code

Provided here, for the convenience of those who came to one of my recent lectures, is the text of the notes that I have used.

Please do read some of these articles before telling anyone else to read the "Da Vinci Code" or telling them that "it is very interesting".

Should you read the book? No. Much better to read Carl Olsen's "Da Vinci Hoax" and learn some Church history into the bargain!

Should you go and see the film? Is it good to see a porn film just to know what it is about? Of course not. Is it good to see an anti-Catholic film just to etc... No, I don't think so, either.

Links about the DVC

• Dismantling the Da Vinci Code - an excellent article by Sandra Miesel in Crisis Magazine for September 2003.
• Da Vinci Outreach is a great site with a booklet available to give to filmgoers. The Teacher Resources Guide is an excellent resource.
• The Da Vinci Code: the facts behind the fiction another good article, this time by Amy Wellborn in Our Sunday Visitor for May 2004.
• Cracking the Da Vinci Code from Catholic Answers
• The Opus Dei website has an article responding particularly to the book's portrayal of Opus Dei.
• Priory of Sion Paul Smith has assembled various materials relating to the "Priory of Sion" hoax which originated in the 1950s.
• Brand new material from CASE - upbeat and youth-oriented. Invites people to seek the truth, not just accept a blind faith in the DVC.
• Other resources from CASE focus especially on St Mary Magdalene.
• Carl Olsen's website has a number of articles relating to the Da Vinci Code. Olsen is the author of "The Da Vinci Hoax which is available on Amazon.