Another example is Sister Sandrine’s subordinate position in the church, where she must take orders against her better judgment. Interestingly, Sister Sandrine is trusted with an important job by the brotherhood. Sister Sandrine’s importance within the brotherhood and her subservience within the Church illustrate a major contention of the novel: the Church has usurped the power of the sacred feminine in order to secure the authority of the patriarchy. The Da Vinci Code: Free BookNotes Online Book Summary All Content Copyright©TheBestNotes. All Rights Reserved. No further distribution without written consent. 110 Users Online This page has been viewed 16113 times This page was last updated on 5/9/2017 8:50:14 AM Your browser does not support the IFRAME tag.