Monday, August 29, 2022

Strangely Familiar

 

One of the purposes of this blog is to warn Traditionalists of modern evils and dangers that have arisen since the Great Apostasy. Since the end of the Robber Council in 1965, two dangers have arisen that pervade society: (1) the Occult, and ironically, (2) the denial of the supernatural. Modernism, as Pope St. Pius X warned, leads to atheism. However, humanity is incurably God-centered. The pull towards that which is greater than us is innate. The First Commandment does not read "Thou Shalt Not Be An Atheist," but rather "Thou Shalt Not Have False Gods Before Me." With the One True Church obscured by the Vatican II sect, the people begin to look to the occult for answers. Even atheists replace the True God with the false "gods" of sex, money, power, etc. These evils come to us in many ways, including TV shows and movies. 

You'd need to be living under a rock not to have heard of the Netflix series Stranger Things, which many sources claim is one of the most (if not the most) popular series of all time. The show takes place in the 1980s, in a fictitious Indiana town. After the mysterious and sudden vanishing of a young boy, the people of the town begin to uncover secrets of a government lab, portals to another world, and sinister monsters. The boy's mother desperately tries to find him, convinced he is in grave danger, while the police chief searches for answers. I was told by co-workers and neighbors that I "had to" watch it because it was such a good show.

Finally, I decided to check it out, along with some popular movies and TV series; all of which I believed before watching that they would contain occult or anti-God messages and possibly occult origins. I wasn't disappointed. It was all strangely familiar. This post will explain the occult and anti-Christ messages/origins of some of the biggest movies and shows; both current and fairly recent.

What is the Occult?
The dictionary defines the occult as "supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena." Based upon my years of research, I see the occult more in-depth. The word occult comes from the Latin occultus, which means “concealed” or “hidden," as in an "occult heretic." The occult involves mystic knowledge and "magic powers" received from the spirit world and dispensed for the benefit of devotees or directed destructively at enemies by those who have been initiated into its secrets. The masters of occult power are known as medicine men (or women), witch doctors, witches, psychics, pagan priests, sorcerers, astrologers, gurus, yogis, shamans, mediums, seers, or healers.

Some of those involved with occult powers attribute them to a variety of deities, others to a “Force” inherent within the universe with a “dark” and “light” side into which humans can tap. Still others claim they are simply using a normal power of the mind which can be cultivated in a special state of consciousness. There are also those who blasphemously attribute occult powers to the God of the Bible. Occult powers that produce results which cannot be explained by science are found in the practice of almost every religion, from much that calls itself Christianity, to paganism, idolatry, witchcraft, and Satanism. Occultism is present even in religions which are opposed to one another. For example, it is found in the Sufism of Islam and in the Kaballah of Judaism; in aberrant "Christian" sects as well as in satanic and UFO cults.

The acceptance and proliferation of all aspects of the occult are increasingly viewed as perfectly legitimate and desirable in today’s world. We will see how this plays out in movies and TV. First, some older movies/shows will be examined, and then contemporary ones. 

Harry Potter and Twilight
 It's important to understand the demonic forces that are behind these seemingly innocent works and alert any friends and family with children/grandchildren of the danger. The Twilight series revolves around the dark romance between Edward (a 108 yr old vampire) and Bella (a teenage girl). Edward doesn't age so he appears young, but there remains an underlying pedophile problem never addressed. Edward belongs to a good "coven" of vampires who don't kill humans, drinking animal blood instead. He protects Bella from the bad vampires, even as he fights against his own perverse urges to drink her blood. Hence, Edward is portrayed as a "noble" vampire. The series is seeped in occult themes.

Similarly, Harry Potter tells us there are "good witches" and bad ones, when all forms of witchcraft (or "Wicca"), are condemned by God. Portraying evil as good, or having good potential, has never been so rampant as today. You will not see any condemnations coming from the Vatican II cult, as this is exactly what they believe---"elements" of truth and goodness can be found in what is false and wicked. Harry Potter also promotes moral relativism; nothing is right or wrong, it depends exclusively on the circumstances.  Even more frightening, is the little known fact that both Stephanie Meyer (who wrote the Twilight series) and J.K. Rowling (who wrote the Harry Potter series) both claimed to have gotten their ideas from an "outside source" that "revealed it to them."

For Rowling, during a train ride in 1990, she claimed, "I was staring out the window and the idea of Harry Potter just came. He appeared in my mind's eye fully formed." (See Reuters, "Harry Potter Just Strolled into My Head" 7/17/00) She also claims to hear in her head the conversations she writes:  "Dialogue just comes to me as if I'm overhearing a conversation." 
(See januarymagazine.com/profiles/jkrowling.html). 

As for Stephanie Meyer, a member of the Mormon sect, she claims that the story of Twilight was revealed to her in a dream:

"I woke up (on that June 2nd) from a very vivid dream. In my dream, two people were having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods. One of these people was just your average girl. The other person was fantastically beautiful, sparkly, and a vampire. They were discussing the difficulties inherent in the facts that A) they were falling in love with each other while B) the vampire was particularly attracted to the scent of her blood, and was having a difficult time restraining himself from killing her immediately. For what is essentially a transcript of my dream, please see Chapter 13 ("Confessions") of the book." (See stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html).

She further relates that after her dream, she began to hear voices that would not stop until she wrote what she heard:

"All this time, Bella and Edward were, quite literally, voices in my head. They simply wouldn't shut up. I'd stay up as late as I could stand trying to get all the stuff in my mind typed out, and then crawl, exhausted, into bed (my baby still wasn't sleeping through the night, yet) only to have another conversation start in my head. I hated to lose anything by forgetting, so I'd get up and head back down to the computer. Eventually, I got a pen and notebook for beside my bed to jot notes down so I could get some freakin' sleep. It was always an exciting challenge in the morning to try to decipher the stuff I'd scrawled across the page in the dark." (Ibid--Emphasis in original).

After she wrote her books, Meyers relates that "Edward" came to her in a dream to let her know he wasn't good. She told Entertainment Weekly, "(Edward told me) I had gotten it wrong, and he did drink blood like every other vampire and you couldn't live on animals the way I'd written it. We had this conversation and it was terrifying." (Emphasis mine). Could both women simply have active imaginations? When you consider both claim that the characters came to them out of the blue, both claimed they could literally hear what they had to write as from an external source, and all dealt with showing evil as good, I think a good case can be made these books and movies were demonically inspired.

Openly Satanic: Lucifer
Originally on Fox for three seasons (2016-2018), Lucifer came back at the request of over 300,000 people signing petitions. Netflix picked it up for another three seasons ending in 2021. The Fox website originally described the show this way:

“Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis) abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German) to take down criminals.” 

Ironically, the show Lucifer portrays Satan as a somewhat reformed fallen angel who has had a change of heart and transformed himself into an angle of light. Of course, this is exactly the sort of thing that  God warns us that Satan would do, regarding his image, in an effort to get the unsuspecting to let their guard down (See 2 Corinthians 11:13-15). It worked, with 300,000 fools petitioning for it to continue. In the very first season, episode 9, entitled "A Priest Walks Into A Bar," Lucifer is seen going into a Vatican II sect confessional pretending to be a priest. A woman comes into confess lustful thoughts for another man (she's married). Lucifer encourages her to act on them and commit adultery. This is just the tip of the iceberg of the blasphemies spewed on this show.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina ("CAOS") was one of the most popular series on Netflix from 2018-2020, and got cancelled due to problems during COVID. The show is loosely connected to Sabrina the Teenage Witch, that ran as a cartoon from 1971-1974, and then as a darker live situation comedy starring Melissa Joan Hart (1996-2003). This version of Sabrina depicts explicit Satanism in a positive light. The show centers around the lives of literal, explicitly Satan-worshipping witches gathering as the "Church of Night," learning Satanic law, casting spells, performing unholy rituals, offering animal sacrifices, and chanting blasphemies such as “Hail Satan” in hopes of summoning Satan himself.

CAOS follows the exploits of the half-human, half-witch Sabrina Spellman (sixteen years old), wrestling through her prophesied fate. She’s fated to become Satan’s queen and the harbinger of hell on earth. She doesn't want to be his bride. As an orphan, Sabrina has been raised by her aunts, Zelda and Hilda Spellman, both witches in the Satanic Church. Her cousin Ambrose Spellman, living with them, is a pansexual witch with a penchant for necromancy (conjuring the dead). Those who contact the dead are called mediums.

As I've written before, mediums are condemned by both the Bible and Church teaching. "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD; because of these same detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you." (Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Emphasis mine.) According to theologian Jone, "Spiritism claims to be able to communicate with the spirit world and endeavors to establish such commerce with it. Although spiritism is for the most part fraud, still the intention alone to enter into communication with spirits is gravely sinful. Therefore, it is mortally sinful to conduct a spiritistic seance or to act as a medium." (See Moral Theology, [1961], pg. 100; Emphasis mine). 

Here is a partial listing of the evils depicted in CAOS. Sabrina:
  • tortures people
  • unleashes a demon
  • kills a classmate
  • signs the "book of the beast," promising her soul to Satan
  • conducts a seance to talk with her dead mother 
This laundry list of evil deeds is just from Sabrina, the heroine of the show. Debauchery is the central theme. You name it, these characters do it — promote witchcraft, engage in school-sanctioned alcoholic sex parties, sexual assault, orgies, murder, incest, torture, sadomasochism, and even cannibalism. All of this takes place in Season One; I didn't need to go any further. By the way, one of the show's writers, Joshua Conkel, is a practicing Wiccan (witch).

Stranger Things: Strangely Anti-Supernatural
I left Stranger Things to examine last because despite appearing occult, it actually promotes a Naturalistic, anti-supernatural worldview. You read that last sentence correctly.

Naturalism is the worldview that says only material things exist. Thus, immaterial things such as the soul, angels, and God are not real. Reality is thus exhausted by physical things that are accessible to the senses and scientific investigation.

The supernatural worldview, by contrast, embraces the existence of an immaterial reality. In his letter to the church in Ephesus, the Apostle Paul writes, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12).

Stranger Things certainly has all the regular trappings we associate with the occult; demon-like possession, monsters, and an alternate dimension called "The Upside-down." Yet, who do the boys turn to for advice when they need to access the Upside-down? They don’t go to a spiritual advisor, consult a spiritual book, or attempt some kind of occult ritual. Rather, they consult their science teacher, Mr. Clarke, who becomes a trusted advisor throughout the series. To access the Upside-down, they tap his scientific expertise because they assume it is an alternate physical dimension. It may contain different lifeforms and plant life, but it is not an immaterial, spiritual realm. This is atheism posing as occultism to attract viewers. Occult ideals and Satanic values are fairly similar to atheistic humanism. Social justice, individual liberty, and pleasure-seeking might not sound Satanic, yet are in fact the explicit tenets of real-life Satanism.

The first of nine Satanic Statements defining the Church of Satan (founded in 1966), is “Satan represents indulgence instead of abstinence.” (See churchofsatan.com/nine-satanic-statements). The Satanic Temple, another brand of Satanism, founded in 2013, lists seven core tenets, roughly summarized as (1) compassion/empathy (2) social justice (3) personal autonomy/liberty (4) respect for other people’s freedoms, (5) science, (6) fix your own mistakes, and (7) follow spirit of the law over the letter of the law. (See thesatanictemple.com/pages/tenets).

Objections Considered
To many people, I'm seen as a "fanatic," I'm "opposing anything not expressly religious," and I "see evil everywhere." The objections can basically be boiled down to this: “It’s just a movie/ TV show! What’s the harm in watching? Merely watching the show/movie isn’t the same as practicing the occult or worshiping Satan. In fact, the protagonist is fighting evil or trying to become good." Here are three reasons that these shows/movies do not belong in a Christian household:

1. The viewer cheers for evil posing as "good."
In CAOS, Sabrina tries to escape from Satan. Escaping Satan should be good, right? What the audience doesn’t realize is that underneath the sensationalized Satanism lurks an enticing occult way of life. By backing away from Satanism, Sabrina backs into Wicca (witchcraft), and a lighter shade of Satanism — and the audience is manipulated into cheering for her the whole time. By using the foot-in-the-door method, CAOS basically becomes promotional marketing for occult dabbling, all in the name of peace, harmony, and the auspices of being anti-Satan.

Likewise, Lucifer portrays Satan as a sympathetic character, seeking forgiveness and trying to do good. Jesus said,  “He (Satan) was a murderer from the beginning,” (See St. John 8:44) and comes “to steal and kill and destroy” (See St. John 10:10). It is Satan who inspires people to do all manner of evil from torture, rape, and child molestation to murder. Now, Satan is a handsome crime fighter in Los Angeles? (No doubt LA was picked over NYC because the name "Los Angeles" translates as "the City of Angels.") Angels cannot change their nature. At their test by God, those who chose God are good for eternity, and those who chose against God are forever evil.  As theologian Ott teaches, "As the blessedness of the good angels is of eternal duration...so the punishment of the bad angels is also without end." (See Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, [1955], pg. 119). Yet, people cheer for Lucifer. In Twilight, you cheer for Edward, who is in a sexual relationship with a minor aged 16, while he is over 100. 

Over the last several years, Hollywood has given us such "heroes" as a chemistry teacher turned meth dealer ("Breaking Bad"), a sociopath that kills other killers ("Dexter"), and now the "father of lies" himself; Satan. I shudder when I think of the number of people who will watch this as I recall the aphorism, "What goes into a mind comes out in a life." More than one viewer might be tempted to dabble in the occult. 

2. The viewer becomes desensitized to blasphemy and anti-Christian ideas/morals.
These shows/movies test common decency with tawdry scenes of rape, incest, graphic nudity, and explicit, bloody violence. In Stranger Things, no one prays or invokes Our Lord, unless it is to use the Most Holy Name of Jesus in vain (and done with incredible frequency). Harry Potter teaches there are no moral absolutes. 

3. The viewer is exposed to influences used to bring acceptance to the unacceptable.
So-called "social progressivism" pervades these movies/shows; especially feminism and sodomite "LGBTQIA+" perversion. To give but one example, in CAOS, Susie Putnam, a "trans-male" protagonist, uses magic to exact revenge on her bullies and to join the varsity men’s basketball team. Ambrose Spellman is a suave Satanic hero who glamorizes bisexual romance and polyamorous flings. How long before people think sodomites and transgenders "aren't so bad"? 

Conclusion
Please "learn to discern." Some of my readers got rid of their TV. Good for them, but I'm not advocating for that, as there are some good and pleasant things to watch. Nevertheless, the movies/shows discussed in this post draw a lot of its audience through a morbid focus on the occult. Occultism, sadly, has always been appealing at some level to humans. Occult knowledge and power have intrigued people ever since the serpent tempted Eve with the promise of becoming “like God, knowing good and evil” on her own terms (See Genesis 3:5). All of these movies and shows presented are full of occult symbols, practices, and ideology, with too many examples to recount, none of which are redeeming. There is no heroic escape from witchcraft, no fateful retribution reminding people that witchcraft and the occult are bad. In Stranger Things, the guise of the supernatural is used to reject God and the supernatural. In none of these movies or shows is there a single positive comment about Christianity. The only explicit references to Christianity are negative. The words of Isaiah “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20) are more applicable to our society than ever before. 

34 comments:

  1. I don't watch those series that praise the occult. I watched X-Files in the 90s but that's it. The modern world has rejected faith and the true God and turned to fables and false gods. The current era is truly an era of great darkness !

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    1. @anon7:03
      You're a wise person having avoided the occult in media!

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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    2. I posted this comment. I forgot to sign in with my Google account.

      Simon

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  2. I confess to watching and liking some of these shows prior to my conversion. Looking back, I simply dismissed some things that I probably knew were wrong, let myself enjoy some things that I shouldn't have, and turned my brain off on occasion.

    It's not important, and doesn't contradict anything in the post, but I thought I read in the past that J.K. Rowling ripped off many of her core ideas from an older, lesser known book series. Certainly both can be true - plagiarism and demonic influence.

    This is a great post to share, thank you, Introibo. Your analysis reinforces the idea that we must take great care with our "mental diet", and please keep the aphorisms coming, that was another good one you shared.

    I'm glad you brought up the show "Lucifer". I never had a desire to watch it, just based on the title. It was almost like a sign-post: "Danger ahead". I know of someone who loves the show. This same person claims to be "catholic" (N.O.), and that her faith is important to her.

    I enjoyed "Stranger Things", season one. I suppose the music and 80's theme helped with the enjoyment. We even (sadly) watched a behind the scenes episode, where the creators giddily bragged about strongly coercing/persuading two of the young actors to kiss. I remember being pretty disgusted by this, yet, when after season two came out, I still watched it, and just grumbled occasionally. I share this, to give insight into the minds of these show creators.

    Great objections to consider - desensitization and normalization is everywhere. Thanks again.

    God bless,
    -Seeking Truth

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    1. Seeking Truth,
      Thank you for sharing your powerful testimony! Many of the 300,000 people signing the petition to keep "Lucifer" on TV were members of the Vatican II sect. You're right that the shows can pull you in and that's how you become desensitized over time. Thankfully, God gave you the grace to see your way out.

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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    2. Introibo, thank you for recommending Mortalium Animos by Pope Pius XI. It had many great points. I was chipping away at it, and recently finished my notes on it, with a mind that I would use the information to educate protestant relatives. Hopefully, I will present the arguments correctly when the time comes. Thanks again,
      -S.T.

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    3. Seeking Truth,
      Glad I was able to help! Mortalium Animos is a true gem of theological orthodoxy and clarity.

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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  3. "You'd need to be living under a rock not to have heard of the Netflix series Stranger Things"
    I think I live under the rock because I found out about such a series today from your blog. This is not a joke.
    I would prefer to live in a monastery with a strict rule, and I know that it would be of great benefit to my soul, but at the moment there is probably no such possibility.
    I conclude from the tone of your speech that being under this rock has many good sides.
    and as for the occult, I think my name gives me the right not to believe in such madness.

    Thomas

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    1. Thomas, I was about to say the same thing. I had never heard of "Stranger Things" until I read this blog. This might be one of my very few redeeming qualities!

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    2. Thomas,
      In some cases "ignorance is bliss," but "what you don't know can hurt you quite a bit"! It's good you didn't know about this show, but we must be aware of the evil out there to avoid it and warn others.

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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    3. Dave,
      I disagree. You have many good qualities. The fact that you read and comment on my blog shows great intelligence and good taste in your reading!

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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    4. Introibo, you're very generous, and I'm humbled. Thank you.

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    5. @ Introibo

      Re "In some cases "ignorance is bliss," but "what you don't know can hurt you quite a bit"!"

      Yes.

      And ""what nearly everyone does not know that DOES hurt them" is this ...

      A mafia network of manipulating PSYCHOPATHS are governing big businesses (eg official medicine, big tech, big banks), nations and the world -- the evidence is OVERWHELMING and TOTALLY IRREFUTABLE (see “The 2 Married Pink Elephants In The Historical Room”... https://www.rolf-hefti.com/covid-19-coronavirus.html ).

      (CAVEAT --- only read the 2 pink elephant article if you're GENUINELY interested in the truth and therefore "CAN handle the truth" ...)

      Isn't it about time for anyone to wake up to the ULTIMATE DEPTH of the rabbit hole --- rather than remain blissfully willfully ignorant and play victim like a little child?

      And psychopaths are typically NOT how Hollywood propaganda movies have showcased them. And therefore one better RE-learns what a psychopath REALLY is.

      But global rulership by psychopaths is only ONE part of the equation that makes up the destructive human condition as the article explains because there are TWO pink elephants in the room... and they're MARRIED ...

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    6. Concurs2,
      I will allow people to go and make up their own mind here by visiting the link you provided. It is ultimately SATAN behind it all, not psychopaths, but ultimate evil. However, are some leaders psychopaths.

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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    7. I am a cradle Catholic who was born in 1950. I had the benefit that many of you were deprived of by Montini and his V2 sect. I greatly admire Introibo and his commentaries. Your relationship with Father DePauw enabled you to experience what the true Church and true papacy always taught. Catholic moral teaching advises us “to avoid all occasions of sin.” These television shows are produced by Talmudic Jews in Hollywood and advertised by the same group on Madison Ave. Although I do not close my eyes to the world around me, I have found that a TV is like having a Rabbi in your living room. I discontinued all cable broadcasts 5 years ago. I maintain the Internet so I can follow spiritually invigorating shows like yours. Continued success. Footnote: I am a retired Fire Captain and knew about Firefighter Thomas Gambino, who attended Fr. DePauw’s Mass on Long Island. Tom was killed on 911 in WTC 1. May the souls of Fr. DePauw and FF Gambino Rest In Peace Amen.

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    8. @anon8:25
      Comments like yours keep me writing, my friend! I, too, knew Tommy Gambino. On Sunday, September 9, 2001, I sat right behind him and his family at the Chapel. As Fr. DePauw left the sanctuary at the end of Mass, we were leaving and he smiled, saying hello. I returned the greeting and had to leave quickly, as I had some personal business. That brief exchange between us that day was the last time I would see Tommy alive. He went to Judgement only two days later; dying as a hero.

      Knowing the kind of man he was, and how he went to Confession and Communion all the time, I'm confidant that he was ready to meet His Maker on that fateful 9/11. May we all be that ready when it is our time.

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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  4. Excellent post and reflection. I never liked series/movies of that kind, but now this adds another reason (and more important) for it.

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    1. Miles Christi Resistens,
      I'm glad you got something worthwhile from my post! Thank you for commenting.

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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  5. Question:

    Lets say Gerry used to take many oaths in the past, eventually stopping the practice.

    Later, he suspects he made a promisory oath never to use social media, but he can't recall. What should he do?

    Is there a difference if he has reasonable reasons to think he did it, in contrast with reasonable reasons to think he didn't do it?

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    1. @anon6:20
      For a promissory oath to exist, like a private vow, there must be a reasonable certainty it was made. If it is more probable than not that the oath was not made, it does not oblige. (See theologians McHugh and Callan, "Moral Theology," [1930], pg. 326). I strongly suggest the person in question--Gerry--to seek the advice of a Traditionalist priest. While the principle is clear, its application to the circumstances can be quite difficult at times.

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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  6. I tossed my TV years ago. Do not miss it, wish I had tossed decades ago. I also have not been to the movie theater in years. I don’t even read modern novels. It’s all garbage.

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    1. Tom,
      99% is garbage, I agree. There are still certain movies, like "The Passion of the Christ," which are wonderful, and old TV shows like "The Honeymooners" which are unobjectionable. Nevertheless, if you tossed TV, movies, and junk novels, you are better off!

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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  7. Stranger Things is supposed to bring nostalgia for being a kid on the 80's, yet it is very disturbing. I don't get it.

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    1. @anon8:06
      I agree. You can have a show set in the 1980s without occult trappings and a Naturalistic message.

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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  8. Hello Introibo: I posted a comment on an earlier posting of yours. I'm sorry if I'm repeating myself. My apologies if you haven't read my comment yet, or if you have read my comment, and you haven't responded yet.
    So here is my comment again:
    What do you think of what Ave Maria Chapel has become today?
    Thanks, from Anonymous

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    1. @anon6:17
      I did respond to that query on the earlier post, but I'll repeat it here: I think what the Board of Directors has done is disgraceful. I'll leave it at that.

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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    2. What happened?

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    3. anon@7:46
      Gross mismanagement in obtaining and letting go a qualified priest, and strange behaviors that I can't imagine Father ever approving. I'll let that be my final word.

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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    4. Is Fr.Evangelista still at Ave Maria chapel?

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  9. Other no-noes:
    Game of Thrones, morally relativistic, sadistic, over sexed show
    Rings of Power: Bad and boring
    Wandavision: Morally relativistic, nihilistic and bad
    13 Reasons Why: Glorifies suicide, perverted
    Elite: Perverted
    The Simpsons: Too much sex
    Money Heist: Perverted, disturbing, glorifies anarchism
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: Depressing, perverted and full of gnostic imagery
    Konosuba: Perverted
    Good Omens: Fantasy, rips off Christianity

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  10. Did you say they glorify incest and orgies?
    They show this on mainstream Netflix shows?
    I believe you just can't believe that's normal tv nowadays.
    God bless -Andrew

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  11. How glad I am to be living under a rock! I must've caught that name, Stranger Things, somewhere in the comments section for an 80s song on Youtube and, thankfully, wasn't tempted to look it up. What gets into your mind never really leaves it, and the devil knows very well just when to bring into your mind that certain image that should've never been seen. I digested much garbage in the form of "entertainment" in my Novus Ordo years and can attest to that.

    Thank you Introibo for warning us against this satanic filth. Hardly anyone is speaking out against it and one cannot do that if he or she is still attached to the modern entertainment industry (something Bp. Sanborn wrote about in his latest article: https://inveritateblog.com/2022/08/29/salvation-through-piety-alone/). By modern I mean just the kind of shows you mentioned.

    I do believe the Hays Production Code and the Legion of Decency should still be our guides in choosing what to watch, and for that I'll wear my "fanatic" badge proudly too!

    God Bless,
    Joanna S.

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    1. Joanna,
      I, too, believe in the Legion of Decency, and warnings about TV and movies. The V2 sect provides no moral guidance at all. Traditionalist clergy are pulled in many directions. It's up to us, the laity, to sound the alarm bells for others about these dangers!

      God Bless,

      ---Introibo

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