I AGREE that it is, that it's the product of those engaged in the cult of HUMANISM...
No, The Da Vinci Code = A Work Of Fiction Passed Off As Nothing More.
Fiction isn't, afterall, also a product of humanism, just not in the same tense of HUMANISM the false religiosity that is otherwise paganism. On the other hand, THE DA VINCI CODE postulates ("fiction") as to alter, counter theology using names, themes, concepts from Judao-Christianity. This is one case where fiction is a pretense, given that what's fiction to some of us is also profanity. I think the writers understand their paganism, by the way, which implies an intention to mislead.
Fiction as genre does not excuse nor provide special permission to engage in false doctrine -- a pretense to represent that which is not represented -- at least without some clear denouncement of consequences by whatever special permission is assumed. I've heard the two authors involved with THE DA VINCI CODE speak and from what they readily and eagerly admit, they're involved in "religious" perceptions, one of them pretty much describes accuarately what I would describe as "channeling" which is a satanic practice denounced by the Bible.
The people talking about it like a real part of religious history are practicing humanism.
Happens to be there are some taking this foolishness seriously.
Good thing we have people like you anxious to protect the poor befuddled Christians who obviously cannot tell fact from fiction or truth from falsehood. What WOULD we do?
BTTT