The Curse of the Holy Grail: THE DA VINCI CODE; Dan BrownOs Novel Is Being Turned into a Film Starring Tom Hanks. ItOs Already Causing a Stir I and Not in a Good Way

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Byline: Flavia Bertolini

Whether you think best-selling book The Da Vinci Code is a badly written bit of fluff or a scathing indictment of the Catholic Church, we all knew it was only a matter of time before Hollywood got their glitzy mitts on Dan BrownOs mega-successful novel. The Da Vinci Code was published in 2003 and since then, it has sold over 20 million copies, earning the American author an estimated pounds 140 million.

The novel claims to have discovered the secret of the Holy Grail I the OfactO Jesus married his disciple Mary Magdalene and they had a child whose descendants are still around today. Despite Catholic groups labelling the book as blasphemous, …