Duh, yeah, we're told not to think for ourselves...
No, it's just morons. and the Catholic church is being stupid. Despite what you hear on the news the majority of Christians don't give a fuck about some novel.
Just like people attacking video games, art, etc...
They attack it because they have no idea wtf they are talking about. I seriously think people would be less pussy hurt if they just acknowledged The Da Vinci Code as a book of fiction.