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There is plausibility, and then there is historical record.
None of the gospels, aphocrypha, gnostic gospels, nor eye witness accounts claim that he married. And in fact to claim that he married Mary Magdalene is funny to me, because I happen to think that she was not a prostitute (an idea originally presented in the third certury by some Pope or another), but rather was an older woman. I have a very logical argument as to why, and if people are interested, I could post it.
Many things are plausible. I could come up with many ridiculous yet plausible ideas and perhaps convince many people of them.
I think members of churches that are mostly upset about this know that lots and lots of people will believe some/all of what Dan Browns fiction says. It is contrary to their beliefs (and to the historical record), and they know the interest is not there among the majority of fans of the book or movie to discuss the actual history. They want to be entertained. So how are churches to get their message out in any way to people other than the faithful other than scream it out?
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