Should Catholics be offended by Assassin's Creed?

I just finished my umpteenth playings of Assassin's Creed 2 and Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.  To say that I love both games is an understatement.  The graphics and attention to detail that went into creating virtual Florence and Rome circa 1500 is amazing, so much so that I played both to get myself geographically prepared for my visits to both cities this past spring.  The gameplay, plots, and voice acting of both are excellent, with the possible exception of Casare Borgia, who comes off less like a threat and more like a whiny brat.  But I digress.

Both Assassin's Creed 2 and Assassin's Creed Brotherhood take place during an uncomfortable historical period for a proud Catholic (not just Catholic .. ROMAN Catholic! All the way back to the ROMAN EMPIRE!!! JULIUS CAESAR, baby!!!) ) like me.  The Catholic Church during the High Middle Ages and Renaissance was riddled with corruption, with no better example than Pope Alexander VI, whose real name was Rodrigo Borgia, his son Cesare and daughter Lucrezia.
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