Dec 21, 2009

The Da Vinci Code | Characters

Bishop Manuel Aringarosa

Bishop Aringarosa is the president-general of Opus Dei, a prelature of the Vatican that has come under scrutiny for its unorthodox methods of worship. Aringarosa criticizes the liberal actions of the Catholic Church and its reforms during Vatican II. Introduced at the site of the lavish Opus Dei headquarters in New York with an elaborate and expensive bishop's ring, Aringarosa is portrayed as a man motivated by money. He works with Silas to recover the legendary keystone to discover the location of the Holy Grail under the direction of the...