The Vatican on Wednesday defended the choice of Doubleday to publish
Pope Benedict XVI’s new book in North America, responding to an Italian newspaper’s
barb that the company is part of the publishing giant holding the rights to
‘The Da Vinci Code,’ which was assailed by the church.
Benedict, a theologian and prolific author as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, is
coming out with his first book as pontiff this spring, titled ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’
The conservative daily Il Giornale ran a front-page story Monday headlined
‘A `Ratzinger Code’ by Dan Brown’s Publisher.
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I find this interesting because Doubleday also just put out a paperback edition of The Way by Opus Dei founder Saint Josemaria Escriva. Perhaps Doubleday is soliciting these projects as a balancing act for its own corporate image.
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