1. The Da Vinci Code is a summer beach book/ thriller meant to be read as entertainment, not as social commentary or a vicious/ direct attack on anyone.
2. The Catholic Church isn't even the villan in the book; the Professor is. Opus Dei does come off as incredibly shady and creepy, but I know lots of MS Catholics who are incredibly creeped out by Opus Dei.
3. Christians in the West have been able to openly practice their religion for millenia, while a little over sixty years ago Jews in Western Europe were being exterminated. I believe that the Jews have more of a right to be wary of pop culture than Christians do.
Amen