[TakeTheLeap]

I enjoyed The DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons (his other book) simply as works of literature. I'm somewhat of a conspiracy theorist, so I constantly think about, "What if?" I like the fact that it does pose a different point of view. It's cool to think about things differently from what we're taught, even if we don't agree with it. It just shows how different we all think, and that people today actually DO still think instead of just following what has been considered the, "Norm."

My take on it: It's FICTION. It's not a factual textbook. It is well-researched and intertwines some fact and twists the fiction to make a great book. But it is simply that. A novel.
Could its mentionings be true? Sure, why not? Could it be well-researched and well-written BS? Sure. It presents a different view. That's all. If that changes what you believe, your faith wasn't strong to begin with. Could it be that DaVinci simply forgot to paint the Holy Grail? Absolutely. Maybe there was some sort of symbolism or reasoning behind DaVinci not painting it that is completely different than that of the whole Mary Magdalene theory.
The thing is... We don't know. We probably never will unless we find away to go up to Heaven and ask someone and come back alive. And if anyone tried to claim they did that, they'd be considered a whack job.
But honestly, whether it's true or false, it doesn't change my beliefs at all. It just means that there's something we just didn't know before. Yay?

I think the Catholic Church overreacted over its publishing and its movie release. They saw it as an attack on the Church because there are a lot of people that are not sound in their faith or understand what exactly the book is. They were afraid that people would use the book for motives that are strictly against the Church. As it turns out, that really hasn't been the case because its contents cannot be proven or disproven.