If someone has a taste for a novel with political conspiracies and royal genealogy, with no hint of heresy, my novel The Figurehead is worth checking out. See my tagline about a free preview from lulu.com/larus
I must admit to using the borderline-cliche character of an American priest working for the Vatican Secretariat of State, but he is one of the good guys. Yes. The Catholic Priest is one of the good guys, imagine that. There are strong conservative themes, which means my book will never be made into a Hollywood movie.
The book has a little of the flavor of "Being There."
A lot of people who are repeatedly condemning this movie seem to be insecure about something. Voicing your opinion about the story is one thing, but declaring that the movie will burn in hell with all those who see it is a little over the top. None of the people on this thread who say they are going to see it are even claiming its real. Roger Ebert said you would have to be a moron to believe the plot and that the only people who will take this as fact are the same people who think the government was responsible for 9-11. And Roger Ebert is by no means a defender of conservative Christianity.