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The Da Vinci Code

Dan  Brown's book, The Da Vinci Code has had a detrimental effect on many Christians and non-Christians. Many people now believe what Brown has written about Jesus, Mary Magdalene and the Church. Responsible Catholic authors have responded by writing articles and books to dispel the web of untruths that Brown has woven. A movie of the same name will be released on May 19, produced by Ron Howard. To become better educated as to the lies the book and the movie will promote resources are available to help with this process.

Web sites with resources:

www.jesusdecoded.com

A movie called Jesus Decoded, produced by the Catholic Communications Campaign of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will also air on NBC on May 20.

www.DaVinciOutreach.com
Resources include a “Parish Action Plan”, a Da Vinci Discussion Night Study Program, an Adult Faith Formation 4-week Study Program, a 40-page Teacher’s Resource Guide, with 10 lesson plans, downloadable Study Guides, parish flyers, teacher resources, downloadable Homily Helps and much more all FREE. They also have a comprehensive question and answer book available at a steep discount depending on the number of copies ordered.

Books:

The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the Errors in The Da Vinci     Code - written by Carl Olson and Sandra Miesel

Cracking the Da Vinci Code - Catholic Answers

The Da Vinci Deception - Mark Shea and Ted Sri in conjunction with Catholic Exchange and Ascension Press. It is essentially a book of 100 questions and answers,