Da Vinci versus Da Vatican

I would like to pay tribute to two people who appear to be unfamiliar with the cleansing effects of irony.

Marc Carroggio, Opus Dei's press officer in the US, had this to say recently about the impending release of the film of the book:

"An interesting question is whether this movie should be only for adults. Any adult with a minimum of education can distinguish reality from fiction. But when history is manipulated, you cannot expect a child to make proper judgments."

Riiight. Religious education in schools, anyone?

Meanwhile Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (as translated by the BBC) spoke out last year in response to the worldwide popularity of Dan Brown's book:

"The book is everywhere. There is a very real risk that many people who read it will believe that the fables it contains are true."

Hello? Pot? Kettle?