11-27-2007, 09:09 PM
Here we go again - please note that these are Catholics and secular. Beat that!
Catholic Secular Forum has condemned Shekhar Kapur's magnum opus movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age, for its anti-Catholic stance
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->1) It is yet another film, in the line (Da Vinci Code, Golden Compass, Magdalene Sisters, Last Temptation... ) of those that mock the papacy, Catholic Church & its clergy. It is an insidious direct attack on Catholicism by demonizing all those who profess the faith. It is also divisive in nature, reawakening the Catholic-Protestant divide. Catholic holy articles like the Rosary beads or the Crucifix are used disrespectfully and as Church-bashing imagery to show the fall of the Roman Catholic empire, with the clergy retreating quietly, after the defeat of Spain by England.
2) The movie begins by describing Philip II, as the 'Catholic King of Spain' and depicts him as a ferocious, fanatical Catholic swinging his rosary like a weapon. The commentary mentions, he "plunged Europe into holy war," and "only England stands against him." The Pope and other Catholic leaders regard Mary of Scots, as the true Queen of England, so King Philip was given the just cause of avenging the queen's death and overthrowing Elizabeth's court.
3) Elizabeth II paints everything bad, evil and corrupt as ultimately the bitter fruit of the Catholicism, while Protestantism deals with values related to the conscience, contemplative prayer, religious freedom & heroic resistance to Catholic oppression. "I will not punish my people for their beliefs - only for their deeds", Elizabeth says, or again, when people advised her to 'Kill off all the Catholics,' she is known to have said, 'No, we need to be tolerant.', who is Protestantism personified. It conveniently skirts the plight of Catholics during her reign or under Kings Henry VIII and Edward, before and after her.
4) Catholics are those who chant out loud, usually in spooky Latin, read from prayer books, clutch rosary beads, wear crucifixes and surround themselves with clerics bestowing church sanction on sinister goings-on. Worst of all, it's Catholics who have religious ideas and motivations. The Protestants shown as are the morally upright & the human rights abuses of the Elizabethan era are unseen. The faults of Queen Elizabeth are glossed over, such as pushing through the Act of Uniformity through Parliament, outlawing the Catholic Mass and imposing compulsory attendance at Anglican services. In this version of history, the hosts of Catholics martyred under her are all traitors and conspirators.
5) The Opus Dei of Da Vinci Code fame, (not being available in the sixteenth century) is replaced by the King of Spain, the Church & all Catholics in England of the time. The albino monk assassin of Da Vinci Code now seems to be replaced by a priest-assassin, supplied by the Jesuits congregation.
6) It is apparent that the profit-motive ensured many historical inaccuracies and by making the Pope, Church & Catholics - soft-targets, Shekhar Kapur has ensured the Elizabeth sequel grossed $6.1 million in 2,001 theatres during its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, ranking # 6 at the box office.
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Catholic Secular Forum has condemned Shekhar Kapur's magnum opus movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age, for its anti-Catholic stance
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->1) It is yet another film, in the line (Da Vinci Code, Golden Compass, Magdalene Sisters, Last Temptation... ) of those that mock the papacy, Catholic Church & its clergy. It is an insidious direct attack on Catholicism by demonizing all those who profess the faith. It is also divisive in nature, reawakening the Catholic-Protestant divide. Catholic holy articles like the Rosary beads or the Crucifix are used disrespectfully and as Church-bashing imagery to show the fall of the Roman Catholic empire, with the clergy retreating quietly, after the defeat of Spain by England.
2) The movie begins by describing Philip II, as the 'Catholic King of Spain' and depicts him as a ferocious, fanatical Catholic swinging his rosary like a weapon. The commentary mentions, he "plunged Europe into holy war," and "only England stands against him." The Pope and other Catholic leaders regard Mary of Scots, as the true Queen of England, so King Philip was given the just cause of avenging the queen's death and overthrowing Elizabeth's court.
3) Elizabeth II paints everything bad, evil and corrupt as ultimately the bitter fruit of the Catholicism, while Protestantism deals with values related to the conscience, contemplative prayer, religious freedom & heroic resistance to Catholic oppression. "I will not punish my people for their beliefs - only for their deeds", Elizabeth says, or again, when people advised her to 'Kill off all the Catholics,' she is known to have said, 'No, we need to be tolerant.', who is Protestantism personified. It conveniently skirts the plight of Catholics during her reign or under Kings Henry VIII and Edward, before and after her.
4) Catholics are those who chant out loud, usually in spooky Latin, read from prayer books, clutch rosary beads, wear crucifixes and surround themselves with clerics bestowing church sanction on sinister goings-on. Worst of all, it's Catholics who have religious ideas and motivations. The Protestants shown as are the morally upright & the human rights abuses of the Elizabethan era are unseen. The faults of Queen Elizabeth are glossed over, such as pushing through the Act of Uniformity through Parliament, outlawing the Catholic Mass and imposing compulsory attendance at Anglican services. In this version of history, the hosts of Catholics martyred under her are all traitors and conspirators.
5) The Opus Dei of Da Vinci Code fame, (not being available in the sixteenth century) is replaced by the King of Spain, the Church & all Catholics in England of the time. The albino monk assassin of Da Vinci Code now seems to be replaced by a priest-assassin, supplied by the Jesuits congregation.
6) It is apparent that the profit-motive ensured many historical inaccuracies and by making the Pope, Church & Catholics - soft-targets, Shekhar Kapur has ensured the Elizabeth sequel grossed $6.1 million in 2,001 theatres during its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, ranking # 6 at the box office.
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