anti-catholicism

World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol that has been seared into the chest of a murdered physicist, and to his surprise and horror he discovers that an ancient secret brotherhood has resurfaced.

Traces the history of anti-Catholicism in America, focusing on how and why it has become more prominent in recent years.

Explores how, in the 1960 presidential election, John F. Kennedy overcame the religious issues that had always prevented a Roman Catholic from being elected president and discusses how his campaign turned Kennedy's religious affiliation into a positive part of the campaign, forever changing how religion is viewed in America.