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And if so, what does that mean? That if you're Catholic and you watch it, you've sinned somehow?

2007-05-06 10:56:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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I'm Catholic and I've seen the movie. If the Church "banned the movie" (which I strongly doubt), she didn't do a very effective job. I was never told not to see it, nor was ever told I sinned by doing so.

2007-05-06 11:09:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

No.

The Catholic Church did not ban the movie "Dogma."

The Church reviewed this movie as it does with all movies in general release to assist believers and their families. The Church found the movie morally offensive and explained why.

Here is the review from November 1999:

Dogma -- Because of anti-religious buffoonery, intense violence, sexual references, substance abuse, assorted vulgarities, profanity and recurring rough language, (O) -- morally offensive. Dogma is a sophomoric religious satire in which a heavenly messenger persuades the last descendant of Joseph and Mary to leave her job in an abortion clinic and set out to stop a pair of fallen angels from regaining heaven by means of a plenary indulgence. The unfunny proceedings rely on a mindless mix of irreverence and absurdity in poking fun at biblical characters and Christian stereotypes.

I have seen the movie. It is funny in places. It even makes a couple of interesting points.

But it also complains about several things that it mistakenly believes is Catholic doctrine.

One example: An old man is being kept alive by a machine. The movie states that the Catholic Church would not allow the machine to be turned off and the man to die. This is incorrect. The Catholic Church does not require extraordinary means to be taken to keep people alive.

With love in Christ.

2007-05-06 14:23:01 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1 0

The Church has no legal power to "ban" movies and books. It can, however, if the Church believes a given book or movie might mislead people about the faith, the Church will warn it's members to read or view the material with a discriminating eye. There's nothing legally or morally wrong with the Church doing this.

2007-05-07 01:53:51 · answer #3 · answered by Daver 7 · 0 0

Is the Roman Catholic Church the "One genuine Church"? definite. She is the Church Christ based 2,000 years in the past. could all of us propose that God merely loves Roman Catholics? No. it relatively is absurd. God loves all and sundry alongside with atheist, Buddhists, Muslims, Jews, etc. He merely desires they’d settle for His Son and His Church. or that He merely died for Roman Catholics? No, Christ died for all and sundry, it’s merely that no longer all and sundry settle for what He did for them. and make something persons the fake Prophets Jesus warned approximately? fake prophets are people who instruct fake doctrines. comprehend all of us like that? Such may be the case if the Catholic church replaced into the "one genuine church" wouldn' it? No. The Catholic Church is THE known Church, the single set down by skill of Christ. known is the English be conscious for Catholic. It skill for all. Like I stated in the previous, Christ intends for all to affix His Church, yet no longer all settle for Him.

2016-10-04 11:35:28 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

they were against the movie for it went against the principles of the church. seeing it is not a sin but believing it IS going against the beliefs of the Church.

2007-05-06 11:58:37 · answer #5 · answered by Marysia 7 · 0 0

Well, I'm sure they called for all parishioners to boycott the film... but I never heard of the church actually getting it thrown out of any theaters which had plan to show it.

2007-05-06 11:01:43 · answer #6 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 1 1

George Carlin is the funniest atheist on Earth.

2007-05-06 11:07:26 · answer #7 · answered by Skepticat 6 · 0 1

No, in all things like this they make a recommendation but, it is up to the person to determine if they will see it or not. I happen to agree with them that it is garbage.

2007-05-06 11:06:28 · answer #8 · answered by Midge 7 · 1 1

I don't know if it's true or not, but I can certainly understand why if they did.

2007-05-06 11:05:14 · answer #9 · answered by Atticus Finch 4 · 1 0

They ban everything cause they're cry babies.

2007-05-06 11:05:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 4

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