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When the Catholic Faith Was Outlawed
Catholic World Report ^ | 5/30/12 | Jim Graves

Posted on 05/30/2012 12:54:47 PM PDT by marshmallow

"For Greater Glory" offers a compelling depiction of a dark period of Mexican history.

After decades of seeing their Church maligned in cinema, Catholic moviegoers have enjoyed a smattering of pro-Catholic movies in recent years. The latest of these, For Greater Glory starring Andy Garcia, will be released in the United States on June 1. The movie tells the story of the Cristero War in Mexico (1926-29), a peasant uprising against the stridently anti-Catholic policies of the Mexican government under President Plutarco Elias Calles. Garcia portrays General Enrique Gorostieta, a retired federal general hired by the Cristeros to be their leader.

“It’s a fascinating story, and one I previously didn’t know anything about,” Garcia said about the Cristero uprising.

The war erupted in 1926, after Calles implemented the “Law for Reforming the Penal Code” or “Calles’ Law,” which severely restricted the free practice of religion in Mexico. Among other regulations, the law levied a 500-peso fine (nearly $5,000 in the U.S. today) on priests or religious wearing clerical garb in public, and clerics who spoke out against the government could be jailed for five years.

The Mexican bishops suspended public religious services in response to the law, and supported an economic boycott against the government. Violence soon erupted, as bands of Catholic peasants battled federal forces. Priests were shot and hung, Church property seized, and many religious institutions closed. Ninety thousand would die over the next three years. The Cristeros’ battle cry was, “Viva Cristo Rey!” (“Long live Christ the King!”).

For Greater Glory was filmed in seven different states in Mexico, with a Mexican crew and an international cast. It had a budget of $11 million—modest by Hollywood standards, but a significant sum in Mexican filmmaking—and was a hit when it was released with Spanish subtitles in Mexico, Garcia............

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1 posted on 05/30/2012 12:54:50 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow
Might be a great movie to release in October. .
2 posted on 05/30/2012 1:08:36 PM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only hope for Western Civilization.)
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When the Catholic Faith Was Outlawed
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristeros (EWTN program on YouTube)
New Trailer for Cristeros Film
The Undercover Priest, Blessed Miguel Augustin Pro
The Martyrdom of Blessed Miguel Pro, S.J.
A Patron Saint for the Falsely Accused [Father Miguel Augustin Pro, S.J.]
Mexican "Cristeros" Martyrs Beatified
Blessed Miguel Pro:Heroic Mexican Martyr["VIVA CRISTO REY!"]
Father Miguel Pro: Heroic Mexican Martyr
Blessed Miguel Pro [last dying words:"Viva El Cristo Rey"("Long Live Christ The King")]
3 posted on 05/30/2012 1:24:23 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: marshmallow

Will Kathleen Sebelius be walking the red carpet at the premier?


4 posted on 05/30/2012 1:24:53 PM PDT by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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To: marshmallow
When the Catholic Faith Was Outlawed

If 0bama gets another term ... ALL CHRISTIANS will be outlawed.

5 posted on 05/30/2012 1:34:58 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Sworn to Defend The Constitution Against ALL Enemies, Foreign and Domestic. So Help Me GOD!)
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To: marshmallow

Plutarco Elías Calles and Barack Hussein Obama - the differences are small if you judge a man by the content of his character.

6 posted on 05/30/2012 2:16:28 PM PDT by Pollster1 (A boy becomes a man when a man is needed - John Steinbeck)
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To: marshmallow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristero_War


7 posted on 05/30/2012 3:12:47 PM PDT by packrat35 (Admit it! We are almost ready to be called a police state!)
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To: marshmallow

resource


8 posted on 05/30/2012 4:02:12 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Without justice, what else is the State but a great band of robbers?" - Augustine of Hippo)
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To: Art in Idaho

Question: If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?


9 posted on 05/30/2012 4:15:00 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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Question: If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?

Evidence would be moot as I would already be judged guilty by the accuser.

10 posted on 05/30/2012 8:10:10 PM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: packrat35

In 1936 the Spanish Civil War broke out for similar reasons; even the Carlists’ war cry was the same (Viva Cristo Rey!).

The peasants supported the generals’ revolt against the government, which was supported by the urban communists and anarchists. In the end the people who actually worked instead of theorized won; the cities starved and surrendered (but not before killing over 7,000 priests - including 12 bishops).


11 posted on 05/31/2012 8:54:22 PM PDT by kearnyirish2
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