The sexual politics of the Catholic Church vs that of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code

What is it about?

If you think Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code got it right against the Catholic Church, this is not your article. The article shows how The Da Vinci Code is a thoroughly sexist text and presents a reductive view of sexuality. It compares the novel with the view of sexuality of the Catholic Church, which may be problematic, but is much richer and less reductive than that of Dan Brown's novel.

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Why is it important?

One of the main reasons why the The Da Vinci Code was a literary phenomenon in its own day is precisely because it promised to undo the sexual politics of the Catholic Church. This article shows that the Da Vinci Code presents sexuality in reductive and sexist terms. It also shows that, however problematic, the teachings on sexuality of the Catholic Church are very rich in comparison and deserve a much better press.