CNN References Fictional Book 'The Da Vinci Code' In Report on the Catholic Church

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CNN References Fictional Book 'The Da Vinci Code' In Report on the Catholic Church

 

By Matt Hadro | June 26, 2012 | 13:15

 

 

 

 

 

Has CNN's integrity sunk so low that it is now using works of fiction as sources to round out its own reports?

 

While covering the story of Fox News reporter Greg Burke moving to the Vatican's own communications team, CNN mentioned his membership in Opus Dei and referenced the organization's (quite negative) portrayal in the fictional book and movie The Da Vinci Code. [Video below the break. Audio here.]

 

 

 

 

 

Burke is not a clergyman, but he is a member of the influential conservative lay group known as Opus Dei, depicted in Dan Brown's popular book and the movie "Da Vinci Code" as a powerful and secretive group of fixers within the Catholic church." Correspondent Lisa Sylvester later reported that the "popular depiction" is false, but that didn't stop her from including it in the report.

 

And the report included a helping of snark from David Gibson of the Religion News Service. Gibson criticized the Catholic church's communications strategy, and took a shot at the image of the church hiring an Opus Dei member.

 

"You've got the Vatican hiring a guy from Opus Dei less than a week after the pope's number two, Cardinal Bertone, said look, the media is turning this all into a Dan Brown novel, all this leak scandal and everything. Well, cardinal, if it's not a Dan Brown novel, you went and turned around and hired a guy from Opus Dei. How is that going to play out?" Gibson quipped.

 

Sylvester made sure to include the church's pedophilia scandal in the report, as well as other events CNN considers "controversial" like Read More

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Opus Dei is part of The Plot

[NCTexan]

Taking a fictional story as fact is nothing new for the Libs and their Lame Stream Media in recent years...

 

They've taken the myth of Barack Obama as gospel without batting and eye....

 

... and Barry himself wrote a fairy tail and presented it as the true story of his life..

 

But with these guys... "truth", "fact", "right" and "wrong" are only a fleeting state of mind.

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Guys and gals it does not matter whether you are Catholic, Protestant or Jewish , our Faith is under attack. United we stand. Divided we fall. Something wicked is walking acrosss our land.