The Da Vinci Code: A Defiance of our Faith

First of all I would like to let you know that I have already read this novel. And as I was reading the lines or the story, it does not leave a big question to my faith. I just want to give my opinion to this novel

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s controversial novel has been debate and popular topic for a long time now even after it was released in public. His novel revealed some ancient mysteries and greatly disturbed the Church and the people. But I was just wondering are these ancient mysteries factual or just plain fiction?

For me the novel is clearly fiction. Yet, this novel makes us question about the contents in the Sacred Scriptures and what we believe in. In the novel, the Holy Grail is not a chalice, but a woman named Mary Magdalene and who is said to be the wife of Jesus. The book also stated that he documents discovered by he crusaders were about the existence of the bloodline and that the Knights Templar was organized to keep the secret.

Dan Brown is a great author; there is no doubt on it. With his book, he made people even more interested about solving these mysteries. The solution itself is possibly connected to the location of the Holy Grail and to a mysterious society called Priory of Sion and the Knights of Templar.
With that, I makes us raise a question to ourselves, what does this book aim to do? Is it just for plain entertainmen or does this have other intentions? Many scholars have criticized this book. Even if the book is purely fiction, one cannot help but believe much of it.

Dan Brown does not insist that you believe him. In fact as what I have heard from my cousins, Dan Brown was apologetic about how strange and unusual his conclusions may sound. However, he warns the readers that everyone can believe what they want to believe in.
The contents of the novel remain a mystery, whether it is true or not. But in a way, it did something to its readers. It challenges our faith and beliefs. It is just up to us if we will agree to Dan Brown’s story or to stick to what the Sacred Scriptures say. It is up to us to be moved or to remain unmoved.