Free Republic

MALAGA, Spain (National Catholic Register) -- Some Catholics may be bracing for a new onslaught of confusion about Christ, his teachings and his church when "The Da Vinci Code" movie opens May 19. But few may be aware of a challenge on another front: a growing genre of books that takes church history and gives it a fictional twist under the auspices of entertainment and enlightenment. The crop of books set to be released this year -- some reportedly researched and concocted even before Dan Brown’s bestseller hit bookstores -- are written by American, Spanish and British authors; all are...