Authenticity of Things mentioned in the book

I am a Christian too, but didn't face any 'protests' as such on reading Da Vinci Code. For me, it is a work of fiction, and I have enjoyed it as such. It did not make me doubt any of my beliefs.

Unfortunately I have not read this particular work of Dan Brown's, but I have seen the movie many times. I have read all of Dan Brown's other works though. I would encourage you to continue reading his other works to get a thorough assessment of him & what he is on about. He presents two balanced views in Angels & Demons & argues very strongly & about equally in favour of each. The books & the movies are very well-crafted & beautifully presented in great detail. They are also very thoroughly researched. The complex issues presented, according to my own findings on the matter, are not fictitious at all. Some of the world's greatest Theologians, Christian & other Bible Scholars have successfully, logically & coherently argued for centuries in favour of these very things! Their findings, both from a historical & archeological perspective (as you have mentioned), have been published & reiterated over & over again since the Reformation & in secret before that time. The Catholic Church's own Vatican Archives alone contain all the proof anyone will ever need. This is but the tip of the iceberg & it should serve to encourage the reader / viewer to further their own research on these matters with an open mind as a matter of urgency. I for one, refuse to sit in Church pews in idleness & ignorance of these great issues & be dictated the self-preservation views of those who should know better.

I love and hate this book. I love it because it is really a wonderful work of fiction and pseudo-history, even if the author claims otherwise. I sort of hate it because it had somehow made me question my belief system. Well, I admit I am quite a gullible guy, easily dissuaded, and this book had me going for months trying to learn further information on the Priory of Sion, the Knights Templar, Leonardo da Vinci, Opus Dei. It was all a fluke but worth it in the end because you learn something and that's what's important.

The Da Vinci code is fiction. It is not real but as good fiction, people get inside the plot and the make believe looks real. So it has nothing to do with anyone´s faith. The characters are no more real than Spiderman. Still, I had fun reading it. I think it was the best of the books Brown has written.

Its a fiction mixed facts according to me, so i like it and dont find it not rite, just enjoyed it.

I read this book when I was in high school and I'm from a catholic school. The priest said that it was no big deal and it was just fiction. A simple book could not shake or destroy a religion that is very established.