In the novel "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, Brown shows that the Catholic Church perpetuates ignorance and that people who are faithful should not be affected by knowledge. The novel focuses on two secret societies that are both knowledgeable of the fact that the Church has enforced ignorance about the roots of the religion. Only one group outside the Church knows the information that the Church has been withholding from its followers. This …
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…much good. These people do not agree with what the Church is doing, but they realize that the Church functions to keep a certain degree of order in the world. Also, that the faith of the people who are true believers in their religion will not be phased if they are told about the secrets of the Church. These people would need more evidence than what exists and convincing them would be a difficult task.