"The DaVinci Code"

For those of you who a) may not have heard of it yet or b) haven't read it, go pick up a copy (used is fine, borrowed is good, too).

While I won't give it strong points for character development and sometimes even plot, the information in there about the "sacred feminine", DaVinci's encoding in artwork, and such is highly interesting. Until I do more research, I'm trying not to get majorly,royally pissed with The Church... but yes, I do think it's possible that a deliberate effort was made to hide the role of women in Christ's teachings. I also see some nasty parallels with the Vatican ordering pro-Choice candidates not be granted communion and the way the Bush Administration thinks of women as fourth class citizens.