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Peppers123
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Hey would you guys consider Great Gatsby to be immoral? Especially how Gatsby is referred to as the Son Of God or his "incarnation " when he kisses daisy. Is it sinful to read it?
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BlueMaxx
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No…Hey would you guys consider Great Gatsby to be immoral?
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RolandThompsonGunner
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I don’t get it. Why would it be sinful? It’s a work of fiction.
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1ke
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I am not sure why you think it would be sinful to read Gatsby?
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Tis_Bearself
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It’s American literature. It’s fine, as long as it doesn’t inspire you to drink to excess, have affairs, and commit vehicular homicide like the characters.
When a work has literary or artistic value and it isn’t just written to shock, blaspheme or excite people sexually, Catholics generally will be reading or viewing it for the literary or artistic value. We don’t only choose books where nobody says or does anything immoral. Fiction often portrays actual life, which involves sin.
When a work has literary or artistic value and it isn’t just written to shock, blaspheme or excite people sexually, Catholics generally will be reading or viewing it for the literary or artistic value. We don’t only choose books where nobody says or does anything immoral. Fiction often portrays actual life, which involves sin.
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LilyM
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In a lot of ways it is a morality tale. All the characters who do wrong pay a price for their wrongdoings. Rather like the accounts of sinners in the Bible who receive their comeuppance.Hey would you guys consider Great Gatsby to be immoral? Especially how Gatsby is referred to as the Son Of God or his "incarnation " when he kisses daisy. Is it sinful to read it?
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