Perhaps, Sister, but the dean believes quite highly in the power of gold. As if it hasn't been said a dozen times, the story is fiction so don't know why so many are freaking out over it. If anything, it might have more people thinking and cracking the cover of their dusty Bibles to check references. The church should view that as a positive, unless they'd rather people not start thinking.
That said, I can't wait to see the movie. I've not given my gold to Hollyweird in many years, but I just might when this one comes out.
The book's writer claims it is a fictional story but the "facts" about Jesus in it are true.
I have no dog in this fight, but it's curious why people keep saying "It's a novel, what's your problem?" It is a novel, but the claims it makes are taken seriously by a large number of people. Spreading BS is something this agnostic takes seriously, and if you talk to many people about the book you will find some scary folks who think the book's sloppy research is all accurate.