Posted on 03/15/2021 5:06:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Elton John has criticized the Catholic Church for its staunch stance against blessing homosexual marriages, while simultaneously profiting off of his biopic.
“How can the Vatican refuse to bless gay marriages because they 'are sin’, yet happily make a profit from investing millions in Rocketman - a film which celebrates my finding happiness from my marriage to David?? #hypocrisy,” the iconic musician tweeted.
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The Church recently confirmed its long held stance against same-sex unions, calling them a "choice” that involves “sexual activity outside of marriage.” As such, the Vatican views the unions as sinful, adding that God “does not and cannot bless sin.”
The statement has drawn the ire of John, one of the most vocal members of the LGBTQ community.
In his tweet, Sir Elton displayed a screenshot to a 2019 report from the Daily Beast which detailed some of the Vatican’s financial investments. Among them, $4.5 million towards the production of two films: Men in Black: International and Rocketman.
The John biopic took in nearly $200 million at the box office, earning Golden Globes and an Academy Award along the way. The R rated picture featured scenes of gay sex, which would seemingly be at odds with the Church’s conservative views.
“While investing in mainstream entertainment is hardly sinful, the great contradiction is that the Catholic Church preaches to the devout that homosexuality is a sin,” the Daily Beast report noted.
Further angering - and complicating - matters is the fact that the Vatican seemed to be slowly progressing in the stance on same-sex relationships. Last October, Pope Francis lent his support to civil unions, stating, "Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. They're children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it.”
Church officials later declared that the Pope had been taken out of context. While the latest statement on the matter did not come from Pope Francis himself, the pontiff did approve the message.
My totally bad, neglected the /s .
Don’t be stupid,
Rush would NOT agree with promotion of homosexuality by the RCC or any other entity.
But I suspect you have your own understanding with ‘prince of this world servant’ Bergoglio.
“ Not saying the Church should bless homosexual marriages at all but they shouldn’t derive a profit from one, either. ”
Nor should the Vatican be a gay sanctuary.
LOL
(And on some, hopefully few, occasions, mea culpa.)
Unraveling the trail of money from the Vatican to the movie would be good to know. Was it a bit of a limited partnership, a fund or directly into the movie.
Because it puts a very different spin on it. John makes it sound like they read the script before giving money. I wonder if that is true.
Also, I saw the movie. Not very good, and the main story line was not how the gay marriage saved him. That was a coda at best.
Do you suppose he ever considered giving the money back? Or maybe donating it to the Sisters of Life, if he didn't feel the movie was a good match for the donor?
There I go, assuming maturity and good will on his part, instead of gossipy self-promotion. But I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
I read where Rush hired him to do the wedding for one million dollars.
Annnnd gays castigated John for showing up.....
‘Marriage’ by what definition? In biblical terms, what John has is an abomination, not a marriage.
Wasn’t he much older when he married that guy?
Elton gets upset if a leaf falls on his driveway.
I don’t always call him “The ( Raging ) Queen Of England” for no reason.
Elton John, best show I have ever seen.
he has no.standing. He’s not a Catholic.
Everybody needs a beard, if you are queer and want to hide it.
What in the world is the Vatican doing investing in Hollywood films?
“A big eastern syndicate,” according to Linus Van Pelt.
So go get married at city hall.
Even Daddy Frank despite his guitar skills and regardless of his many flaws has more moral authority than Elton John.
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