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By: Mark

In the 1940 & 50′s Hollywood was relatively pro-Catholic while since the 60′s it has been vehemently anti-Catholic. We need to analyze what happened and see if we can fix the situation.

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By: Kevin

This is a roundabout way of admitting that pre-Vatican II Catholicism is the only credible religion.Where else is a repentant gangster going to turn?

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By: scary goat

I love the Godfather films…..specially III.  They remind me of home.  The Sicilian countryside is so similar to Jordan and the “family values” are also very similar.  I always watch those films when I...

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By: Edward

I was fascinated by the films, and the Corleones, before I became Catholic. Things are clearer now. Evil may come in a suave and manly guise, but it’s still evil. Murder is murder, even when it’s...

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By: Liam Ronan

I don’t for a moment believe that The Godfather trilogy glorifies crime. Quite the opposite. The consequences are shown to be disastrous.

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By: Liam Ronan

Do they have cannoli in Jordan? If they do I don’t recommend eating them at the opera. 

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By: Adam Thomson

“ It is an odd thing to note, but one cannot really think of an Anglican crime family, a Methodist gang, or a bunch of Presbyterian mobsters.” – This seems like a pretty damning observation to me. Why...

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By: teigitur

A very good question. Of course in sheer numbers, there are many more RC s than other Christians. The “Catholic world” is of course far more exuberant, warm, lively, colourful, than the “Protestant...

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By: teigitur

I like your thinking…..

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By: Kevin

As for “the greatest Catholic movie of all time”, the following candidates leap to my mind (with non-maudlin reasons in brackets):A Man for all Seasons (Catholicism is not just for Christmas)The Nun’s...

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By: scary goat

 Probably something similar by a different name…..but you’d be hard pushed to find an opera .  Jarash festival maybe.

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By: scary goat

 Agree totally.  3 is definitely the best.  I like 1 and 2 for the scenery, family atmosphere etc, but not interested in the “gangster” stuff………but 3!  That’s where the “Godfather” films grow up....

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By: Luisa

It is called “Marcelino, pan y vino”.

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By: Jeannine

I did not like The Nun’s Story. I was very uncomfortable on how the movie potrayed a woman’s religious order. I felt they were poking fun at the discipline needed to be a sister. I did not like how...

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By: Parasum

“Organised crime is best left to the Catholics And The Godfather cycle is the greatest Catholic movie of all time”.Ugh  

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By: Parasum

“[D]amning” ? Not half !“Why is Catholicism more compatible with this kind of evil than Calvinism?”Perhaps because:Calvinism demands conversion, and cares an awful lot about being consistently...

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By: Benedict Carter

Thanks Luisa, that’s the one.

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By: Adam Thomson

Wow!  Am I really reading this in a Catholic paper?

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By: Adam Thomson

“It is difficult to imagine a Calvinist pastor preaching only five minutes: they place great stress on expository preaching, unfolding & applying the meaning of the Bible; & that can’t be done...

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By: R Collinsassoc

And of course we have Irish Catholicism and a whole shed load of IRA films.

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