Tom Hanks Blasts Da Vinci Critics

The row over the imminent release of the Da Vinci Code film grew today when star Tom Hanks hit out at its Catholic critics.

Cardinals, speaking with the authorisation of the Vatican, have called for the Hollywood version of Dan Brown's bestselling novel to be boycotted.

They say the theme of the film - that Jesus Christ had children with Mary Magdalene and that hardline Catholic movement Opus Dei covered up his secret life - is highly blasphemous.

This bit about Opus Dei has become tiresome...The ignorant are wont to use "hardliners" or "ultra conservative" or some other perjorative label, knowing little or nothing about the apostolate. I have even heard some priests refer to Opus Dei as the "Pope's Watchdogs"...Cute, yes?

But Oscar-winner Hanks said objectors to The Da Vinci Code are taking the film too seriously, telling the Evening Standard: "We always knew there would be a segment of society that would not want this movie to be shown.

"But the story we tell is loaded with all sorts of hooey and fun kind of scavenger-hunt-type nonsense. If you are going to take any sort of movie at face value, particularly a huge-budget motion picture like this, you'd be making a very big mistake. It's a damn good story and a lot of fun... all it is is dialogue. That never hurts."

Of course, Tom, it'll be a hoot to see the lies portrayed as truth on the bigscreen! Can't wait for protests, boycotts, or as some have suggested, "othercotts"...

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