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  • Da Vinci Code: Today Show Buries Criticism Amidst Millions in Free Advertising

    05/16/2006 5:45:12 AM PDT · by governsleastgovernsbest · 48 replies · 996+ views
    Today Show/NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein
    by Mark Finkelstein May 16, 2006 Let's be clear: the Da Vinci Code portrays Christianity as a fraud and the Roman Catholic Church as a murderous conspiracy. As Archbishop Angelo Amato, the number two official in the Vatican doctrinal office which was headed by Pope Benedict until his election last year recently stated, if "such lies and errors had been directed at the Koran or the Holocaust they would have justly provoked a world uprising." Yet the Today show has decided to offer the movie, scheduled for release this week, untold millions in free advertising by devoting hours of, um,...