The Catholic Church v. Dan Brown

Dan Brown's early best-seller, Angels & Demons is set to hit the box office later this month courtesy of action director Ron Howard.  Given the furor ignited by Brown's last novel-turned-film, it is no surprise that the Catholic Church is out of the gate early with both guns blazing.

The Holy Church expressed these warm sentiments toward the film:

The Rt Rev Malcolm McMahon, the Bishop of Nottingham, warned that the film could stir up anti-Catholic sentiment."This is so outlandish, it's total rubbish," said Bishop McMahon, who is one of the Church's most senior bishops. "It's mischievous to stir up this kind of anti-Catholic sentiment. It's a gratuitous knocking of the Church and I can't see any reason for it."

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We've always been for the underdog here at Pax Plena. If the world's largest religious body is utterly opposed to the movie's release, one cannot help thinking that it must be a pretty good film.

Check out the trailer here!