text: is it possible that the real reason why the catholic church opposes the da vinci code is because it is real? think about. it took the catholic church 500 years to admit that it was wrong about the earth being the center of our solar system; so couldn't it be possible that the da vinci is true and the catholic church knows it is true but has to deny it so that they do not loose any more catholics? no, it ain't.  the church opposes it simply because this could influence a lot of catholics..........................