Much of the eerie mystique surrounding Opus Dei comes from the numeraries' practice of "corporal mortification." In "The Da Vinci Code," Silas the murderous monk is shown whipping himself bloody and wearing a spiked chain around his thigh so tightly that it draws blood.Feb 7, 2006
Catholic Group Says of 'Da Vinci Code' Film: It's Just Fiction - The New York Times
That's because rather than beating themselves, they beat women and children they traffic...
That's because rather than beating themselves, they beat women and children they traffic...