And in the run-up to the film's release, the organisation's homepage now carries a point-by-point response to the Da Vinci Code allegations. In Dan Brown's bestselling novel, the Catholic organisation, founded in 1928 to promote spirituality in everyday life, is portrayed as a secretive and violent cabal that stops at nothing, not even murder, to repress the truth about Jesus Christ.Įver since the book became an international bestseller, Opus Dei has been at pains to refute the claims made by Brown. The story, which involves the secrets of a religious society hidden within the works of Leonardo Da.
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"A reader without much knowledge of history may reach false conclusions, and might even feel less sympathetically inclined towards the church, which nonetheless is worthy of respect." The movie version of Dan Brown's bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code arrives in theaters May 19. The letter goes on to say that, since the novel mixes fact and fiction, "one does not know where the boundaries lie between truth and invention". "An eventual decision of Sony in this direction would be a sign of respect towards the figure of Jesus Christ, the history of the church, and the religious beliefs of viewers." "Some of the media have specifically written that Sony is considering the possibility of including, at the start of the film, a disclaimer making it clear that this is a work of fiction, and that any resemblance to reality is pure coincidence," the letter says.
In an open letter published on its website on Easter Sunday, Opus Dei encouraged the Hollywood studio to clearly label the movie as fictitious. The Catholic organisation Opus Dei has requested that Sony Pictures include a disclaimer on its upcoming film adaptation of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, as a mark of respect towards the Catholic church.
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