The Da Vinci Code opens in theatres this week. Several of my Catholic blog friends have spent a lot of time and energy debunking the theories presented in Dan Brown's novel, and I understand why. It was a great read, and I bet a lot of people ate it right up.

But you can't believe everything you read. No matter how good it is. Did I enjoy Da Vinci Code? Yes, I did. Bloody thing kept me up till 3 in the morning. I wasn't going to sleep till I finished it. But did I believe it? No. It's a novel. A bit of fantasy, escapism. For centuries people have tried to find the Holy Grail, and this was just yet another take on the mystery. It wasn't the be-all and end-all.

Sadly, some people truly believe it. One of my friends from Montreal truly believes that Jesus married Mary Magdalene, and she conceived a child. I truly believe that friend is an idiot who spent $40 on a hardcover book that washed away two thousand years of religion in 454 pages. But then again, at one point, she wanted to be a Klingon. Some people just can't be helped.

So for those out there who believe in the theory presented in the Da Vinci Code: you are idiots. It's a novel, a work of fiction. It's not meant to be believed. Even Tom Hanks says so.

And for those of you who spent precious time trying to debunk the myth: don't bother. These people who believe it were never really Catholics to begin with. Let them believe in the Hollywood movie and Dan Brown's book. And then we can point and laugh at them the way we do the Scientologists.