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Emojiguy2004
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I recently watched the south park pandemic special, the show takes the lord’s name in vain a lot. Is it a sin to watch it and do I need to go to confession for this?
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RolandThompsonGunner
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How old are you? Are you mature enough to watch something and not be tempted to imitate it?I recently watched the south park pandemic special, the show takes the lord’s name in vain a lot. Is it a sin to watch it and do I need to go to confession for this?
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avemariagratiaplena
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Emojiguy2004
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I am old enough to watch the content in the show and I am able to watch it without being tempted to do something.
Tis_Bearself
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I personally wouldn’t be comfortable watching a movie where they took the Lord’s name in vain through the whole program. If it was maybe a couple of times in the middle of an otherwise generally okay movie, then I could overlook it. (I’m thinking of the movie version of “1776” where one character does repeatedly invoke the Lord’s name, but the movie is otherwise pretty family-friendly and not blasphemous.)
Other people may have different comfort levels. I know there are a lot of people who like South Park although I never had any use for it. I don’t think my age group was the target audience for it and I frankly have never understood the appeal, but obviously it has a following. I personally consider it a needlessly irreverent show, but YMMV.
The fact that you posted a thread about it here asking the question suggests to me that you aren’t totally comfortable with having sat through a show that “takes the lord’s name in vain” a lot, even if you don’t plan on imitating the extreme behaviors of South Park characters. So you may want to think about this a little bit more in the context of your own examination of conscience.
Other people may have different comfort levels. I know there are a lot of people who like South Park although I never had any use for it. I don’t think my age group was the target audience for it and I frankly have never understood the appeal, but obviously it has a following. I personally consider it a needlessly irreverent show, but YMMV.
The fact that you posted a thread about it here asking the question suggests to me that you aren’t totally comfortable with having sat through a show that “takes the lord’s name in vain” a lot, even if you don’t plan on imitating the extreme behaviors of South Park characters. So you may want to think about this a little bit more in the context of your own examination of conscience.
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redcatholic
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This is a question you should ask your confessor. And perhaps stop watching stuff that isn’t wholesome.
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