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What do you think about this film on Purgatory?	Mary	Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Question: This isn't really a question. I just wanted to share something extremely cool with my Catholic bretheren. It's a short film about Purgatory, and it's absolutely GREAT! It's called "In God We Trust." (I wasn't able to play it with Windows Media Player, but if you click on "change player settings" and select Real Player, you can watch it). It's about 15 minutes long. Here's a link: http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/content/atom_348?swh
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM+ Dear Mary: Well, from a secular point-of-view I suppose this little movie is humorous, but from a religious point-of-view the movie is irreverent, utterly inaccurate concerning purgatory and how people "qualify" for heaven and hell, and blasphemous in that the "administrators" of purgatory were trying to make sure the fella who qualified for hell actually went to hell and tried to sabotage his efforts for redemption. Of course, that point is moot in reality since ALL people arriving in purgatory go to heaven. Purgatory is not a way-station in which the records are checked and the person on the up elevator or the down elevator. While the ending "seemed" to affirm the grace and mercy of God, the means the film takes to get to that end is not appropriate in my opinion. Sorry, but I would not recommend this little film. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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What do you think about this film on Purgatory?

Mary

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

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This isn't really a question. I just wanted to share something extremely cool with my Catholic bretheren. It's a short film about Purgatory, and it's absolutely GREAT!

It's called "In God We Trust." (I wasn't able to play it with Windows Media Player, but if you click on "change player settings" and select Real Player, you can watch it). It's about 15 minutes long.

Here's a link:
http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/content/atom_348?swh

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM+

Dear Mary:

Well, from a secular point-of-view I suppose this little movie is humorous, but from a religious point-of-view the movie is irreverent, utterly inaccurate concerning purgatory and how people "qualify" for heaven and hell, and blasphemous in that the "administrators" of purgatory were trying to make sure the fella who qualified for hell actually went to hell and tried to sabotage his efforts for redemption.

Of course, that point is moot in reality since ALL people arriving in purgatory go to heaven. Purgatory is not a way-station in which the records are checked and the person on the up elevator or the down elevator.

While the ending "seemed" to affirm the grace and mercy of God, the means the film takes to get to that end is not appropriate in my opinion.

Sorry, but I would not recommend this little film.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below:
Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum