...that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and had children. The Daily Mail also reports:
Of those questioned in the poll for the Da Vinci Code Response Group, 60 per cent of people who had read the book believed there was truth to the suggestion, compared with 30 per cent who hadn't.
Readers of the blockbuster were also four times more likely to think Catholic organisation Opus Dei, which features in the novel, was a murderous sect than those who hadn't read it.
Almost one in three believe the Priory of Sion was a real medieval organisation, when it was actually a twentieth century hoax. Only six per cent of non-readers believe it existed.
The book has been hugely popular in Britain, with 22 per cent of adults having read it, the survey of 1,000 people by Opinion Research Business found.
The DVC Response Group, which is made up of priests, monks theologians and members of Opus Dei, wants the film adaptation of the novel to carry a disclaimer making it clear it is fiction.
Carl:
Well if this article http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060516/ap_en_mo/film_cannes_da_vinci_code_2 is to be believed, the Duh vincites might lose faith in Dan Brown. Looks like Barabra Nicoloisi was quite correct: this movie will tank after the first week. Not a good sign when people laugh and jeer during a movie.
xavier
Posted by: xavier | Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 03:50 AM
If the movie is as bad as reports suggest, it might also result in killing the book.
Posted by: MLC | Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 04:40 AM
I went to the advance screening last night.
I was underwhelmed, and several critics (including me) chuckled out loud at the biggest "revelations."
Really, it was kind of dull and occasionally quite silly.
I posted my review on my site, Scribe Life.
Posted by: philip | Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 08:20 AM
Ya know, it just occurred to me. The trouble with film critics is many of them were probably art or media art majors in college. Meaning you'll have quite a disproportionate number of people with art history backgrounds in that audience.
No wonder they tried to hide it from the critics....
Posted by: Kathryn Grover | Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 02:47 PM