Opus Dei And The Da Vinci Code
Opus Dei has been described as cultish, manipulative and unethical by its critics. For decades, this conservative, influential and controversial Catholic organization has been the subject of religious dispute both inside and outside the Catholic Church. Here, for the first time, the light of intense curiosity illuminates the formerly secretive and shadowy world of Opus Dei.

Granted exclusive and unprecedented access, British journalist and former friar Mark Dowd goes inside Opus Dei itself to untangle fact from fiction. Tackling popular perceptions of strange practices that include self-mortification and investigating claims of brainwashing and coercion, Mark travels to Opus Dei centers in the United States and Europe for answers. Are Opus Dei members crazy fanatics of a personality cult protecting a powerful secret or are they simply victims of the popularity of an international bestseller? You decide.

The Da Vinci Code: Where It All Began
In countryside full of medieval castles and ancient ruins, all the elements of fabulous tale are linked to Rennes-le-Château, a charming little village in southern France. Whispers of hidden treasure and legends of the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail have persisted here for centuries.

Posted to the old Roman church at Rennes-le-Château in 1885, French priest Bérenger Saunière made a mysterious discovery that suddenly enabled him to spend millions! Never revealing the source of his unexpected wealth, the secret of what Saunière found leads to an enthralling journey from the present to antiquity. Guided by researchers using old maps, coded parchments, curious paintings, tombs and cryptic messages, we discover a mystifying real-life story so full of controversy that the implications could change all of history as we know it!