Why is it that horror movies always have something to do with catholic religion?

Question

They always show a rosary, a crucifix, a priest and so on in horror movies. For example Carrie, Silent Hill, the exorcism of emily rose, the omen and so on. To me this is scary Ive never stepped in to a catholic church in my life because of that and probably never will, not only that but also because of all the molestation issues that have been mentioned... does anyone agree with me? or does anyone know a reason why they show that are they trying to tell us something about catholics??..

Answer 1

Christianity is the biggest worshipper of the evil, scarry devil. They are the ones that teach it, tell you that you have demons etc.

Very unbiblical. Fear tactic. Manipulation.

That is a great point you have brought up with your question. And an amusing one too!

Answer 2

Horror movies are about the conflict between good and evil. (Otherwise they're just about ugly against pretty) Like yourself, I'm not Catholic and many people watching any particular movie aren't either, but the symbols are recognized worldwide. The Catholic church didn't want to be tied to any country, (priests learned Latin so they could all understand each other no matter where they came from, for example) so the symbols also were used all over the world. You could watch a horror story made in Japanese and still understand who is good and who is evil.

Even when the priest is perverted, like in Lady Hawk, one can figure out that what the priest is doing would (or at least should) get him in trouble with...somebody...if it were found out. If that weren't the case, Lady Hawk would just be about a girl deciding between 2 guys, but because the priest isn't supposed to marry (we all know that because he's Catholic--we wouldn't know what the rule was if he was Assembly of God) we know it would be TERRIBLE for him to win the girl, not just a medieval girl's normal bad luck to not marry for love.

Answer 3

Most horror movies have nothing to do with Catholicism or any other religion.

By the way, in "Carrie," the main character's mother wasn't Catholic. She was a fundamentalist Christian.

I wouldn't let a few Hollywood horror flicks color your thinking about Catholic churches -- how do you know they're scary if you've never been in one???

Catholic churches can range from the austere and plain (such as the one I attended when I lived in Japan) or immense and ornate (such as St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City).

Visit one sometime ... chances are you'll be mighty impressed!

Answer 4

It is mainly because Catholicism is the one taht has the most icons and other represenatative objects that can be used and are blatantly religious in nature. Also, Catholicism is one of the first Christian denominations to stand against the evils of the world and to perform exorcisms and things of that nature. Lastly, I think it is because it is so easy to fake the ceremonies and things. It is all scripted out so that it is very easy to just memorize the words and perform them just like a script. Most other denominations are not that scripted. Catholics worship by tradition, nothing wrong with that, that is just the way they worship. Easy to mimic, but when done with the right attitude it is a worshipful experience indeed.

What it is trying to tell us is that Catholicism is a very old denomination and has been present and combatting heresy and "evil" for many centuries. Thus it is the most ingrained into our minds and thus the most obvious to use.

Answer 5

They always use the Catholic religion because it was the first organized religion and exorcisms go back to the beginning of time. All religions, that I am aware of, believe in good versus evil. If there are angels and a god, then you have to accept that there are demons and fallen angels. That is where the whole theory of good versus evil comes in. The Catholic religion is the only religion that has tried to exorcise demons to my knowledge. To add to this, you do see other religions on TV putting their hands on somebody's forehead and saying 'demon by gone'.

Answer 6

Because only the catholic religion has a actual exorcism ritual. You wont find this in the others religions, so in order to fight (the forces the forces of evil) like they show in this movies, they must show the religion, that can do the exorcism.(catholic). By the way this ARE movies,so please dont be scared of catholics.

Answer 7

Well, you happened to pick a handful of movies to use as examples that deal with Catholic mythology. (Except for Carrie, which was some sort of fundamental christain thing).

You're forgetting movies like, Saw, The Fog, The Ring, The Curse, Christine, Psycho, The Shining, Jaws, Frakenstein, etc...

Answer 8

Well you understand, the reliable stance of the Catholic Church is that homosexuality is 'sinful' - or no less than 'gay acts' are, that is splitting hairs besides. Therefore my end is that Catholicism on the very least opposes homosexuality and believes that my lifestyles is by hook or by crook incorrect. The commonplace consensus for denominations of Christianity have equivalent ideals, however do range. Some Mennonite Churches for illustration are rather innovative, even as different are very conservative. Lutheranism is rather accepting of gay folks and permits them to be ordained, regardless that this coverage is below comparison. Jehovah's Witnesses perspectives homosexuality to be a intellectual health problem. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints believes that homoerotic ideas are crisis to be conquer, and gay intercourse to be very 'sinful'. The Churches of Christ believes that homosexuality is a 'tradition option' and a large sin. Christian Reformed Church of North America perspectives homosexuality as a 'sin' derived from the latest international, and must be discouraged. Canadian and American Reformed Churches believe the next passage within the Bible; "If a person lies with a person as one lies with a girl, either one of them have performed what's detestable.", Leviticus 20:thirteen. Any humans learned to be gay inside their groups will probably be censured. The Southern Baptist Convention states that the one legitimate tradition is "one guy, and one girl, for existence". Anglicanism is split. The Church of England expects that gay humans inside the clergy to stay celibate, however it's applicable for folks external the clergy to have interaction in gay intercourse. The Episcopal Church believes that gay folks are as identical and legitimate as any individual else, and discourages the usage of 'conversion healing'. They nonetheless do feel that sexual members of the family are most effective correct inside a wedding among a person and a girl. As you'll see, so much church buildings are antagonistic to homosexuality, regardless that a couple of are extra accepting. Another predicament to be regarded is how observant a devout man or woman is to their religion. Some is also strict, and a few is also comfy. Many a few Catholics have informed me that they in my view feel that the Bible is an antiquated guy-made report which must no longer be approved as gospel, however regard themselves as Catholic. I have no idea the insurance policies on those forms of disorders. Can one be a aspect of a faith even as rejecting/no longer accepting precise elements of it? Of path one can't say that each Christian man or woman is anti-homosexuality, however from my reports and study, I finish that the reliable stance of so much Christian denominations is that homosexuality is both a 'sin' or an health problem.

Answer 9

Catholism is one of the oldest still standing religious practices in the world it is by no means the religion with the largest fallowing in the world but it has a deep and bloody history besides it can be mystic compared to the "Modern Christan Practices"

Answer 10

For one thing, Catholicism is one of the older Western religions, so there's a lot to draw from. And, having grown up Catholic, I can tell you that the church's dogma has a lot of "mystery" in it (that's the word they use), so you can read a lot of different things into it. In the absence of hard fact, conjecture rushes in to fill the gaps.
And what's more, a lot of nuns in the old days were deeply, deeply scary, and not a little fugly.

Answer 11

Catholic 'demons' are mos recognizable for americans. Same with Caholic relics (rosarys, crosses). Also, most people have a fear of hell, for whatever reason.