print email comment close The Da Vinci Code, The Catholic Church and Opus Dei URL: http://www.opusdei.org/art.php?w=32&p=7017 Description: May 2006 response to Dan Brown's fictional work "The Da Vinci Code" from the Prelature of Opus Dei in the United States. Fictional members of Opus Dei are prominent characters in the novel. Topics addressed include Opus Dei and monks, crime, corporal mortification (including the cilice), cult allegations, women, and the Vatican bank. Publisher: Opus Dei Information Office Library of Congress Subject Headings: Brown, Dan, 1964- -- Da Vinci code Catholic Church Opus Dei (Society) LII Database Information: Record 21561 created by Maria Brandt on 05/15/2006 Last modification on 05/15/2006 Published: 05/18/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21561