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Cincinnati Archbishop Warns Christians Against 'Destructive Message' Of 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
Jerusalem Post ^ | 02/15/2015 | JPost Staff

Posted on 02/15/2015 3:55:53 AM PST by goldstategop

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cincinnati issued a warning to Christians about the movie Fifty Shades of Grey, ahead of its release over the weekend weekend.

"The story line is presented as a romance; however, the underlying theme is that bondage, dominance, and sadomasochism are normal and pleasurable," Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr posted on the Archdiocese of Cincinnati's Facebook page.

The movie tells the story of a sexual relationship between a wealthy businessman and a college student and includes scenes that depict whipping and bondage.

"This movie is in direct contrast to the Christian message of God’s design for self-giving and self-sacrificing love, marriage and sexual intimacy," he continued. "The movie is a direct assault on Christian marriage and on the moral and spiritual strength of God’s people. We need to inform our people about the destructive message of this movie and to highlight the beauty of God’s design for loving relationships between a husband and wife in the bond of marriage."

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KEYWORDS: catholicteaching; fiftyshadesofgrey; jerusalempost; love; marriage; spiritualife
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All is not lost.

The Church has taken a stand for marriage, love and the spiritual life.

"Fifty Shades Of Grey" runs counter to it. Christians should take note of it.

1 posted on 02/15/2015 3:55:54 AM PST by goldstategop
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Sounds like “Last Tango”.


2 posted on 02/15/2015 4:00:53 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: goldstategop

The usual suspects will cry, “Censorship!” However, the Archbishop’s statement is no different in nature from any other movie review. He’s saying that people shouldn’t see the movie because the content is evil. Almost every other reviewer is saying people shouldn’t see it because it’s a terrible movie.


3 posted on 02/15/2015 4:19:10 AM PST by Tax-chick ("What does it give you, and what does it keep you from getting?")
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To: Tax-chick

The Left can endorse torture porn all it wants.

The rest of us are not obligated to follow suit.


4 posted on 02/15/2015 4:21:53 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

Will Womyn Studies in colleges hold watch parties? Wonder if this will drive sorority theme parties?


5 posted on 02/15/2015 4:29:36 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine's brother (A black mother should not have to fear her son's death whem he commits a felony.)
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To: goldstategop

Where is the outrage from the Feminizes? Guess those old gals are enjoying the movie. since it’s as close to sex as they are likely to get.


6 posted on 02/15/2015 4:44:23 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: goldstategop

That’s very true.


7 posted on 02/15/2015 4:47:31 AM PST by Tax-chick ("What does it give you, and what does it keep you from getting?")
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To: txrefugee

Sex with a perverted rich billionaire is the ultimate feminazi fantasy.


8 posted on 02/15/2015 4:47:59 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Our St. Bernard wags her tail when my wife and I hug and likes to cuddle with both of us on the couch. If I tied up my wife and started whipping her, I’m sure the Saint would object and try to protect her Mom. I trust my dog’s natural sense of love and pack solidarity much more the life negating message of this movie.


9 posted on 02/15/2015 4:56:31 AM PST by vekzen
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To: goldstategop

For those wanting torture, stand by for months of Hillarys screeching voice...


10 posted on 02/15/2015 5:15:24 AM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: goldstategop

There was a time when films were rated by the Legion of Decency. A “C” Condemned movie was off-limits to Catholics, under pain of mortal sin.


11 posted on 02/15/2015 5:15:48 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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Worthwhile:

Dave Barry Learns Everything You Need to Know About Being a Husband From Reading 50 Shades of Grey

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3257417/posts

It seems like a good review/synopsis for those of us curious about the phenomenon, but with no intention of reading the book or seeing the movie.


12 posted on 02/15/2015 5:19:52 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: goldstategop

He is right. I stand with the Bishop.

And I am not even a Roman Catholic.


13 posted on 02/15/2015 5:41:41 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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He is right. I stand with the Bishop.

And I am not even a Roman Catholic.


Same here. He’s right


14 posted on 02/15/2015 5:42:57 AM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: goldstategop
Some priests say dressing up for Halloween is harmful. Most entertainment is 100% pretend, on purpose. It's like a dream or fantasy, not the real deal, and it wouldn't be any fun if it was. Many husbands pretend to themselves they're in bed with someone else, and many wives have rape fantasies they keep to themselves, but it's not for real. Fantasies are probably more healthful than harmful. What can be very harmful is repression.
15 posted on 02/15/2015 5:46:43 AM PST by Reeses
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I definitely have.

From the reviews that I have seen about the film and the book, they are evil. They have no redeeming qualities to them.

None.

(and I have not seen or read them).


16 posted on 02/15/2015 5:48:31 AM PST by sauropod (Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
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To: Tax-chick

I agree with the Archbishop.


17 posted on 02/15/2015 5:49:08 AM PST by sauropod (Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
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To: goldstategop

This is just grooming women for what radical Islam has in store for them.


18 posted on 02/15/2015 5:52:20 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: vekzen
Our St. Bernard wags her tail when my wife and I hug and likes to cuddle with both of us on the couch.

My wife's malamute used to jump up on us and force her way between us. Then she would look around casually, as if she was saying, "what's up?" She was a funny alpha female 8-)

19 posted on 02/15/2015 5:53:52 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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What can be very harmful is repression.

You can't be very old. I remember the libertine '60s, and that would be an improvement. We have become TMZ nation. It's just gross, and I'm no prude.

20 posted on 02/15/2015 5:56:18 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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