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Originally posted by asphaltgambler
Why then does it seem that the Catholic church is the most offended by the book?
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Honestly - because I think it undermines the power that the Catholic church like to wield. It basically plants a seed of doubt in the followers of that faith that the Church has lied to them for centuries and "things aren't exactly as they seem".
Like has been said though - the real problem is that many people regard this story as true. Even Dan Brown has stated that the book is a fictional work based on "facts", but in reality even a lot of his facts don't hold up to scrutiny.
In other words, I think it is misleading to present a story like this (that is so contrary to what people were told to believe) and state that the story is based on fact, when it really isn't.
Mike