The sins committed today had been holy in purpose.
#Opus the da vinci code sect skin
Immediately thereafter, the action begins: Silas, an albino monk from Opus Dei, attacks a Louvre curator (a member of the Priory of Sion) in order to get the secret location of the Holy Grail-a treasure that would make the head of Opus Dei "the most powerful man in Christendom."2 The monk then shoots the curator in the stomach, and says these parting words to the fatally wounded occultist: "Pain is good, monsieur."3 Having murdered four people so far that night, Silas returns to his Opus Dei dormitory to do penance for his sins.īrown's tale highlights the hypocrisy and twisted sensuality of this fictional zealot: "When Silas hung up the phone, his skin tingled with anticipation.
All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate."1 The Vatican prelature known as Opus Dei is a deeply devout Catholic sect that has been the topic of recent controversy due to reports of brainwashing, coercion, and a dangerous practice known as 'corporal mortification.' Opus Dei has just completed construction of a $47 million National Headquarters at 243 Lexington Avenue in New York City. The novel's first page says: "Fact: The Priory of Sion-a European secret society founded in 1099-is a real organization. Is it true, as Brown claims, that Opus Dei is a powerful, ruthless, secret cult within the Catholic Church?īrown begins his novel with a tantalizing promise: that his tale is solidly based on facts.
An Brown's best-selling novel, The Da Vinci Code, has given worldwide notoriety to an influential, growing Roman Catholic religious movement: Opus Dei (which means "the work of God").
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