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BCathB
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Is looking at movies when there are dishonest scenes, fantasy scenes, and sometimes violence, a sin (i know that pornography is)? I mean, if there is not influence on the sou, but a continue attention by it.
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Flopfoot
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No
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catholicray
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It is not a sin to watch any kind of show to a degree. However people struggle to maintain the fact that shows are entertainment. This becomes especially hard with news because you have to be morally formed enough to separate fact from entertainment.
In my opinion one should be sure to spend more time in faith formation than entertainment to ensure they can discern entertainment more readily and enjoy it for what it is.
In my opinion one should be sure to spend more time in faith formation than entertainment to ensure they can discern entertainment more readily and enjoy it for what it is.
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TheLittleLady
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Entertainment is entertainment. If it does not cause you to stumble, then enjoy.
GospelOfMatthew
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The Bible has some pretty violent scenes in it, and it’s not a sin to read the Bible
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MrZoom
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Not sure what you mean by “dishonest” movies. Very few “based on actual events” movies are 100% accurate. I just watched Walk. Ride. Rodeo. last night - this is a Netflix original based on the life of Amberelyn Snyder, a rodeo horse rider, and how she was able to ride again after becoming a paraplegic in an auto accident. Snyder said herself in an interview that the movie is not completely accurate – for example, she said it exaggerated her “lows”.
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CelticWarlord
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As the others have said, movies are a world of make believe. Most of us will never be caught up in them to the point where we are unduly influenced. My wife and I love the old Miami Vice show from the 80’s. It’s good to see the bad guys go down hard, for a change, and on a regular basis. 
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Aquinas11
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I hope not because that would exclude Passion of the Christ
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LawyersGunsAndMoney
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And just about everything else. A movie in which nothing bad happened would be pretty dull.
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Canvas
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Short answer: no.
Long answer: no, it is not a sin to watch a movie that is fiction or has fictional elements.
Long answer: no, it is not a sin to watch a movie that is fiction or has fictional elements.
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TheLittleLady
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That did not stop “2001: A Space Odyssey” from becoming a favorite.
Or “Star Trek: The Motionless Picture”
OOPS, I thought you said where “nothing happened”.
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