Trial aims to breaks The Da Vinci Code

Art experts and conservative clerics are holding an unusual “trial” in the hometown of Leonardo da Vinci: concerned about the legions of fans of the The Da Vinci Code who take claims in the book as gospel truth, the mock tribunal aims to sort out fact from fiction.

The event in in the Italian town of Vinci, just outside of Florence, began late yesterday with an opening statement by Alessandro Vezzosi, director of a Leonardo museum.