What does the book claim regarding the Priory of Sion?
According to the “fact” page, the Priory of Sion-a European secret society founded in 1099-is a real organization. In 1975, Paris’s Bibliothque Nationale discovered parchments known as Les Dossiers Secretes, identifying numerous members of the Priory of Sion, including Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Leonardo da Vinci. The novel goes on to depict the Priory of Sion as a secret society defending the bloodline of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Because it allegedly holds the secret of this bloodline, it is persecuted by the Catholic Church. The organization also is devoted to worshiping “the sacred feminine” and holds orgies as a form of ritual worship. What were Les Dossiers Secretes? They are a group of documents found in the Bibliothque Nationale that ostensibly established the historical pedigree of the Priory of Sion secret society. The documents were popularized in the 1970s and formed the basis of the books Holy Blood, Holy Grail, The Messianic Legacy, and, later,
