USCCB Ratings again

[marypar]

I just noticed the thread about the USCCB rating of Brokeback Mountain and that it was changed to O rating. I really don’t know anything about that movie, as I very rarely go to the movies. I didn’t know they can change those ratings. I enjoy films like the Omen, Good Bad and the Ugly, Eye of the Needle - unfortunately they are rated O - I didn’t know this when I purchased the DVDs and I have watched them numerous times over the years. I just cannot understand why they would be rated O - the USCCB should re-rate lots of movies that are just more horror or thriller films. Even Child’s Play - I am not about to buy a doll and hope it kills people - it’s just all in fun. In my opinion, those horror films are no near as damaging as homosexual or sexual explicit films. Some films that have sexual scenes like Unfaithful are more explicit than those horror films and Unfaithful is not an O film. They should re-rate those films. If the ratings are used as a guideline and I choose to see them (I don’t want to trash them), would that be a sin? maryann

 

[cathgal]

The way I see it, if the movie is stupid or illogical (in their view), then it’ll be given an O. If the movie has a good story line even if it has morally offensive content, then it’ll be given anything EXCEPT O.

 

[buffalo]

The USCCB, Brokeback Mountain and The Passion of the Christ

An arm of the USCCB has once again reminded us of the nature and depth of the problem for orthodox Catholics here in the United States. In a recent movie review, a USCCB movie-reviewer conveyed adulation for a movie that promotes homosexuality, adultery, drug use and more. At the end of the review, the reviewer chose to give the film a rating of “L”, which means it is suitable for adults, even though there may be aspects to the movie that adults “may find troubling.” (“Troubling”, is that all sodomy and adultery have become?) However, due to the almost immediate response (i.e. pleasant surprise from the pro-homosexual lobby and anger from orthodox Catholics), they changed the rating to “O”, the lowest rating, which denotes “morally offensive”. Nonetheless, this arm of the USCCB kept the review itself intact (below).

Below, I have pasted the USCCB review of Brokeback Mountain and followed it with their review of The Passion of the Christ and also a statement by a committee of the USCCB about the Passion of the Christ along with an article I wrote in response to it. I invite you to determine for yourself which movie these individuals at the USCCB seem to be more concerned about. I also invite you to consider the disrespectful way the Gospels are treated in favor of modern historical criticism.

Additionally, note the way that criticism of Brokeback Mountain is offered by the USCCB reviewer. I have underlined some of these passages that caught my attention below and added commentary, where I thought it helpful or necessary.

I make another heartfelt plea to the USCCB: Please, please stay away from rating movies if this is all that can be managed. This is truly and deeply scandalous.

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