] ROME After months of turning the other cheek, Vatican
] officials are lashing out against "The Da Vinci Code,"
] saying Christians should not buy or even read the
] best-selling thriller.

I'd been curious as to why traffic to my Kryptos website had doubled over the last couple days, but this is probably why. Evidently a Catholic Cardinal condemned the book, "The Da Vinci Code". Of course, this is guaranteed to boost sales, of what is already the biggest selling (adult hardcopy) fiction book in history. 25 million copies in print, translated into 44 languages, 104 weeks on the bestseller lists, and still in hardcover!

Note: I've been curious as to what other books beat DVC's sales records. For example, I've heard that the "Harry Potter" novels are around the 250 million mark for the entire series, but I've been unable to find a breakdown of which book is the biggest seller. I've also heard that certain eBooks have sold more copies, but I haven't been able to track down those titles either. Anyone here have a good source for that kind of info?

- Elonka :)

Vatican goes on offensive against 'Da Vinci Code'