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Some Christians offended by the suggestion Jesus had a double life plan to boycott the movie.ĭespite its questionable premise and a threatened boycott, industry observers say the movie - set for release May 19 - will be one of the biggest of the year. One of the most recent investigations into the Priory of Sion came in an April 30 60 Minutes broadcast, which determined Plantard's claims to be utterly false. Scholars have worked for years to disprove Plantard's claims, which culminated with him claiming a right to the French throne by virtue of his connection to the ancient bloodline. The Priory of Sion - depending on whom you believe - was created in 1099 and included such historical luminaries as Da Vinci and Isaac Newton or was created in 1956 by a deluded anti-Semite named Pierre Plantard, now dead, whom the French government convicted of fraud. “The Priory of Sion doesn't exist,” agreed scholar Craig Blomberg of Denver. “What the book plays on is a complete hoax,” said New Testament scholar Darrell Bock of Dallas. DALLAS (ABP) - The most debated movie of the year, The Da Vinci Code, is built on a premise that was revealed as a hoax more than 10 years ago, say historians, art experts and theologians.ĭan Brown's best-selling book The Da Vinci Code, centers around a secret group called the Priory of Sion, which Brown claims protects the centuries-old secret that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had descendants of royal blood in France.