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Question from Da Vinci Code

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:35 pm
by _Learner
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?

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:07 pm
by _Mort_Coyle
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