Controversially, Opus Dei appear in [[The Da Vinci Code]], and are represented in the film as an evil organization practicing brutal self-flagellation rituals. Opus Dei has stated that this depiction is false, but do not deny that their adherents practice self-mortification, in particular by the wearing of the cilice, a device with inward-pointing spikes which is worn round the upper thigh. | Controversially, Opus Dei appear in [[The Da Vinci Code]], and are represented in the film as an evil organization practicing brutal self-flagellation rituals. Opus Dei has stated that this depiction is false, but do not deny that their adherents practice self-mortification, in particular by the wearing of the cilice, a device with inward-pointing spikes which is worn round the upper thigh. |