Question from Da Vinci Code

Post by **_Learner** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:35 pm

In the novel Da Vinci Code there is a statment to the effect that the church, in the course of 300 years, killed 5 million women by burning them at the stake. Any of you history buffs have info on this. Sounds a little like "overkill" to me?

Post by **_Mort_Coyle** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:07 pm

The Da Vinci Code is filled with inaccuracies, gross distortions and outright lies. This is one of them.

Here's an interesting article that addresses some of the many historical errors, including how many women were burned at the stake during the "witch craze":

http://www.catholiceducation.org/articl ... h0058.html