dʒˈæɹoʊ ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəp ˈeɪndʒəl lˈæɡdeɪmɪˌoʊ, pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə kˈæθlɪk bˈɪʃəps kˈɑːnfɹəns ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz sˌiːbˌiːsˌiːpˈiː, ɛkspɹˈɛst θɹuː ɐ pˈæstɚɹəl lˈɛɾɚ ðæt ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ðə dɐvˈɪntʃi kˈoʊd ɪz ɐ wˈɜːk ʌv fˈɪkʃən, ɪt "ʃˈeɪps ðɪ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən, stˈɜːz ɪmˈoʊʃənz ænd fˈɔːɹmz mˈɛntəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz" ænd ˈædᵻd ðˈæt "bɹˈaʊn hɐz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ɪmpɹˈɛʃən ðæt hɪz fˈɪkʃən ɪz hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl fˈækt."
Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), expressed through a pastoral letter that even though The Da Vinci Code is a work of fiction, it "shapes the imagination, stirs emotions and forms mental associations" and added that "Brown has created the impression that his fiction is historical fact."