Yessir, “Christians” pick and choose from the Bible, make their own dogma and do as they feel. Catholics, real ones anyway, follow the doctrine of Our Lord as He presented it, not changing it to please themselves.
Again, agree. Too bad a conservative Catholic organization hasn't produced something akin to The Chosen. Perhaps that could be an outreach goal for the KOC: a talent contest to find the next producer of a Catholic version of The Chosen. It could be called "The Way" or "The Truth".
Although I have tried to watch a couple of episodes, and their efforts seem earnest enough, it is just not my 'cup of tea'. That they would seem to cater to a group hell-bent on making everything about recreational sex does not surprise in a program which appears to be much too worried about making the figures in the Gospel "real" and far too 'au courant'. The Word is eternal; it is oxymoronic to …More
Although I have tried to watch a couple of episodes, and their efforts seem earnest enough, it is just not my 'cup of tea'. That they would seem to cater to a group hell-bent on making everything about recreational sex does not surprise in a program which appears to be much too worried about making the figures in the Gospel "real" and far too 'au courant'. The Word is eternal; it is oxymoronic to try make it 'fashionable'.
The problem with making a show about Christ’s life, even if it were completely consistent with Catholic theology, is that Christ’s life is always to be viewed through the prism of His passion and death. This is the essence of the Mass. When we celebrate His birth, or His resurrection, we re-present His death. The only day of the year that we do not, is the day we commemorate His death. This is what …More
The problem with making a show about Christ’s life, even if it were completely consistent with Catholic theology, is that Christ’s life is always to be viewed through the prism of His passion and death. This is the essence of the Mass. When we celebrate His birth, or His resurrection, we re-present His death. The only day of the year that we do not, is the day we commemorate His death. This is what made The Passion of the Christ such a great film, and why everything else about Christ’s life has fallen short.
