HOLY WEEK'S SORE LOSER

zna ^ | April 1, 2010

[ArrogantBustard]

Thank you, and may The Lord bless you abundantly.

[Pyro7480]

The whole thing has obviously been a leftist/secularist attack on Benedict—especially considering that the organs pushing it probably think that pederasty is a perfectly legitimate “lifestyle choice.”

Thank you, ZC.

[Biggirl]

It hurts me so much to see all the Catholic bashing going on in the Religion forums by those who are Protestants. Why all this bashing, I just do not understand? How IRONIC, this year, considering ALL the Christian churches are doing Holy Week/Easter. May God have MERCY on all of us!

[vladimir998]

Good for you, ZC!

[Belteshazzar]

You are quite right that this new attack is a leftist/secularist one. There is a new one every year right before Easter, just as there is one every year right before Christmas. And, yes, even non-Catholic Christians recognize that this attack is one whose motivation is not a sincere attempt to right any wrongs, it is motivated by a hatred of Christianity and of God Himself. Benedict XVI just happens to be the chosen target this year.

Here is a sensible Lutheran appraisal:

http://www.logia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121&catid=39:web-forum&Itemid=75

[NYer]

I was going to watch the Passion of the Christ last night before reading the part of the Narrator in today’s Gospel, but I chickened out. I couldn’t do it.

Ditto ... it's too painful to watch.

[NYer]

The whole thing has obviously been a leftist/secularist attack on Benedict—especially considering that the organs pushing it probably think that pederasty is a perfectly legitimate “lifestyle choice.”

They're hypocrites.

Thank you and a Blessed Easter to you and your family.

[tiki]

I didn’t see it but our priest saw a Capuchin monk on EWTN, he said that a Jewish friend told him that this is what they did to Jews before WWII.

That is extremely paraphrased and 2nd hand but I agree with him.

[MarkBsnr]

Far too painful. I did the reading tonight; and I only blew one word - read (past tense) versus read (present tense). I did notice that people were paying attention - my reasonably clar and loud baritone and intonation and my habit of looking at people in the congregation might have something to do with it.

[MarkBsnr]

I didn’t see it but our priest saw a Capuchin monk on EWTN, he said that a Jewish friend told him that this is what they did to Jews before WWII.

A very illustrative point. Perhaps with the help of us here and elsewhere, it may not come to those straits for the Church.

[MarkBsnr]

For what it’s worth, as anti-Catholic as I am, I have never taken part in the pope-bashing over the current sex-abuse brou-ha-ha.

And I appreciate that. Thank you.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST

***Ditto ... it’s too painful to watch.***

There is always KING OF KINGS. Either the C B DeMille silent version or the Samuel Bronston - Jeffery Hunter version.

[NYer]

There is always KING OF KINGS.

Yes. One of my most favorite interpretations of the gospels is this one.

Editorial Review

Originally made for TV in 1977, this in-depth (six hours plus) version of Jesus' life is so thorough that the first hour is devoted solely to the story of his birth. The film doesn't skimp on some of the other landmark events of this famous story either. Director Franco Zeffirelli gives more than 12 minutes screen time each to the Last Supper and the Crucifixion. Passages of the Bible are quoted verbatim, the locations have a Palestine-like authenticity, and, aside from some of the principals (Robert Powell as Jesus, Olivia Hussey as Mary, and Stacy Keach as Barabbas), many of the non-Roman characters are actually played by Semitic-looking actors. Zeffirelli diligently provides the sociopolitical background that gave rise to Jesus' following and the crisis in belief it caused for the people of Israel (and one or two Romans). While not graphic by today's standards, some of the scenes--baby boys being ripped from their mothers' arms and slaughtered, nails being driven into Jesus' hands--may disturb young and/or sensitive children. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Now, an interesting thing happened to me back in 1987, when part 2 of this film was broadcast as an Easter special on television. I had recently moved into an older home in a lovely neighborhood. Baby asleep in her bed, I sat down to watch the movie. I had been looking forward to seeing this movie again. Opening credits rolled when, suddenly, the power went off throughout the entire house. I checked the electrical panel expecting one of the breakers had switched off. The breakers were fine. Suspecting it might be a power outage, I looked out the window. To my utter amazement, mine was the only house on the block without lights. Even more unusual is that around the time the movie ended, the power returned.

This was one of several strange phenomenon that occurred in that house. The following year, I sold it and moved again. The purchasers never encountered any similar problems.

[livius]

Thanks, ZC. I have noticed that and appreciate it. This is definitely the attack of the left (and the homosexuals) on something and someone that they regard as one of the last bastions against them.

[Zionist Conspirator]

I didn't post that to get kudos; the whole thing is just sickening.

And you're right, NYer, they're the worst sort of hypocrites, and not only for the reason you think. Yes, they condemn the Catholic Church for homosexual priests even as they champion homosexuality, but it's even worse than that. They all held up their hands in horror when the Pope's personal preacher compared all these attacks to anti-Semitism. But why did the Jews suffer? For refusing to change. And now they hypocritically condemn for likewise refusing to change or modify its religious teachings. How can they condemn anti-Semitism with a straight face?

Actually, I know how they do it. From being the faithful people of HaShem who cling to His Torah even unto the death, the Jews have been recast as nonconformist, dissident freethinkers who suffered for eighteenth century style "religious freedom." But of course, the Jews had to be turned into icons of "religious freedom." Otherwise their survival for over three thousand years would constitute troubling evidence for the existence of G-d. Better just to pretend they're a nation of Lenny Bruces.

Sorry. I'm riding my hobbyhorse again.

[MarkBsnr]

Sorry. I'm riding my hobbyhorse again.

When you're heading this way, I can only say Yippee Ki Yay...