Random Religious Rant
23 Aug 2004 23:37![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
muccamukkOkay, I admit that I have a few… issues with the Catholic Church. However, on of my growing pet peeves is the way priests are portrayed in the media. The life those men follow is not one that I would, or could, choose, but I have to admire the sacrifice and devotion of the true believers. I would really, really like to see a movie, read a book, listen to a radio play where a major character is a priest and he:
1. Does not have sex (be it with man, woman or animal)
2. Does not decide that his Church is misguided and his life in it is a waste.
3. Does not turn out to be a criminal.
4. Does not use the Church for personal gain.
5. Does not blindly persecute any one who holds an opinion different from their own.
6. Does not turn out to be the Anti Christ and wander around using his demonic powers to lead others in to sin and eventual hellfire.
Sorry. Rant over, I guess. It just seems to me that that particular branch of society, though far from perfect, it treated rather unfairly.
1. Does not have sex (be it with man, woman or animal)
2. Does not decide that his Church is misguided and his life in it is a waste.
3. Does not turn out to be a criminal.
4. Does not use the Church for personal gain.
5. Does not blindly persecute any one who holds an opinion different from their own.
6. Does not turn out to be the Anti Christ and wander around using his demonic powers to lead others in to sin and eventual hellfire.
Sorry. Rant over, I guess. It just seems to me that that particular branch of society, though far from perfect, it treated rather unfairly.
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Date: 24 Aug 2004 07:24 (UTC)Try these:
I Confess (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045897/): Hitchcock drama of conscience: and the priest looks like Montgomery Clift. ;-)
The Mission (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091530/). The priest looks like Jeremy Irons.
I'm sure there are more, but I have to go back to looking like I'm working. ;-)
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Date: 24 Aug 2004 13:26 (UTC)And of course there's Friar Faramir in Van Helsing (http://imdb.com/title/tt0338526/)! And Hugh Jackman too!:D (http://imdb.com/title/tt0171433/)
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Date: 24 Aug 2004 13:28 (UTC)Keeping the Faith (http://imdb.com/title/tt0171433/)
Van Helsing (http://imdb.com/title/tt0338526/)
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Date: 24 Aug 2004 14:04 (UTC)I know this wasn't for me... but thank you. After so much negativity, it's strangely uplifting to hear a non-Catholic say these things.
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Date: 24 Aug 2004 14:35 (UTC)