The Holy Father “vilified”? You overdramatize. What VILE statements have been made about the Pope?
In your opinion, of course, and that’s fine. But, don’t be surprised if others don’t share your opinion about the perfection of those people. We all see the world through different glasses.
I don’t watch TV to be inspired by direct orthodox Catholic teaching, I watch it for entertainment and to observe the human condition. QUOTE]
The really sad thing to me is that so many people find watching garbage like this to be entertaining. I, for one, do know that there is dysfunction in every family. My husband had an affair. It was heart-wrenching for me. I thank God every day that we recovered and are doing well but I cannot imagine seeing adultery as entertainment. This show does not depict the human condition as I experienced it. Really observing the human condition would be seeing the real consequences of this behavior which is a lot of pain,anguish, and genuine grief.
I like more uplifting entertainment. Like they say, “Garbage in, garbage out!”
I originally was going to post an event from my life regarding holier than thou people. Now, I’m just gonna say BRAVO! You are a good woman to not want to be like the arrogant self-righteous Pharisees of our day, of any religious belief. Judge the sin, not the sinner.
What do you mean to say by this?
“God’s Rottweiller” Being compared to a dog is vile.
I’ve never heard of anyone before or since who has been the object of such vitriole. Further, this “criticism” was not leveled at Braveheart or The Patriot. It was aimed at a film depicting the crucifixion of Christ and it was virtually universal from the MSM. That level of venom isn’t part of being a movie producer. Rather, its saved for those who have, shall we say, “deeply held beliefs”.
No, the functioning, commitment and love that exists in the observant families that I know is fact, not opinion. Opinion refers to taste, and yes, they may not be to your liking. Putting your family first, making sacrifices and being subordinate to others may not be for you but it is the stuff of which successful families are made. Again, that’s fact.
Well, there’s Joan of Arcadia. No, sorry, they cancelled that last week due to poor ratings.
condan said:
I know more about Rotties than most since I owned one for 11 1/2 years until last Monday when she passed in her sleep. You are right in your description. However, that is not the public’s perception of the breed (people recoil when you tell them you have a Rottweiller.). Those who used the expression were not using it in the same knowing light as your description. Rather, they are hostile to the Pope, his office and our faith. They used the phrase not to describe friendly fidelity but to give a mental picture of an attack dog. Not exactly a flattering pose.
Yes. Let us start by judging the sin of Hollywood in portraying the typical stay-home Christian family mom as a closet sexaholic wanna-be. The Christians that have mothers that stay home with their kids are not perfect - but they are exceptional next to the culture of death that surrounds us. They do all that they do with little or no cultural support system, limited funds, and much, much mockery from the same culture. This show’s very title is an attack on my family and many good families that I know. It is a disgrace that should not be supported by the viewing eyes of any that call themselves Christian. I am not the least bit surprised that this show was put out by the network owned by Disney - the sham of family entertainment. Shame on those that defend it as entertainment or observeration of the “human condition”. Give me a break. Watch shows and movies that lift the family up, not tear them down to the lowest common denominator of our gutter-filled minds.
Get over it. There are bad people in the world and since Catholics are numerous there are a lot of bad people who are Catholic. Adolf Hitler was Catholic. Remember that “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.”
Yes. And there are a whole lot of souls in Hell as a result. This isn’t something to get over (normalizing Catholic family indecency). This is something to confront vigorously - opposition to the culture of death is paramount if we are to escape eternal damnation. Casual acceptance of sin doesn’t fly in the eyes of God.
I think this is reaching a little, i understand hollywood tends to be anti Catholic at times, however we cant get overly sensitive and start digging for discrimination.
I, for one, am totally unsympathetic to Gibson. I thought some scenes in the film were sadistic, myself. But, that’s just film criticism, my opinion. BTW, The Patriot was a piece of junk, wholly untrue to actual history. Again, just a personal opinion.
Try Michael Cimino and his piece of excrement, Heaven’s Gate.
I agree with EdmundKarol. By definition, your evaluation of non-tangibles is your opinion. That it may possibly contain some truth doesn’t detract from it being opinion.
How right you are. Those of us who might disagree with you obviously don’t put stock in putting our families first, making sacrifices, or being subordinate to others. We don’t want successful families. Such an insult only makes me disbelieve your description of those “perfect” families.
Another show for the feeble minded.
Are there any entertainment shows that aren’t?
You are right to modify the adjective with “somehow.”
Am I? Tell me about the “reality” shows, about “Will and Grace,” about the other stupid comedies, about the “franchise” CSI shows, about the other cops shows, etc. About the sexual innuendo on all the networks.