Father Barron on "Gran Torino" (SPOILERS)

Another part of a video series from Wordonfire.org. Father Barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture.

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• Catholic
• catholicism
• gran
• torino
• clint
• eastwood
• christ
• jesus
• violence
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• savior
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[VictorLepanto]

The Jack Nicholson character as a Christ figure? I can't see it.

[wordonfirevideo]

@VictorLepanto Watch the movie again. He's a force of liberation and counter-culture who annoys the authority sturcture and teaches prisoners how to be free. He leads twelve of his "disciples" on a boat ride; he dies and, through the chief, "rises again."

[southyr6]

Comparing one fictional story, to another fictional story. How......pointless.

[wordonfirevideo]

@southyr6 If you think Jesus was a fictional character, you are running counter to the overwhelming consensus of scholars, both believing and non-believing.

[josephdtibbs]

@wordonfirevideo if you believe evolution you are running counter to the overwhelming consensus of scholars, both believing and non-believing... Francis Collins, for the believing side and countless on the non believing side. Think for a moment before posting things like this. This kind of consistent inconsistency is what causes basic deism to thrive into thriving atheism. I believe in a higher power in the idea that its hard not to. But misrepresentation isn't the way...

[wordonfirevideo]

@josephdtibbs Gotta tell you, friend, I have no idea what you're talking about here. The video was on a movie!

[wordonfirevideo]

@Matthew06660 Sorry...lay person!

[soslica]

Anti-Catholicism: The last acceptable bias in America. Thank you for proving it.

[josephdtibbs]

@wordonfirevideo I was quoting you word for word except using evolution instead of jesus because your implying that jesus is a scientific fact, which is true, however equaling so is evolution. Lack of intelligent design is more present today then at any other time in history. Because of these facts I find it hard to believe that a priest would be using science as a point of discussion...

[williemetoyer1]

The character in the movie goes to confession also I think

[Rockstar6111]

I have heard you talk about how violence does not solve anything but only brings more violence in other videos. I am curious on your opinion about the use of nuclear weapons to help stop WW2. Those violent weapons helped cause the surrender of japan but how do you rationalize that in your violence only brings more violence formula or would that apply to it?

[dpiscoya]

He also died with "Hail Mary" on his lips...

[dpiscoya]

That theory is just like Narnia!

[MontChevalier]

Damn, the Gran Torino sounds awesome. I have got to watch it now. Thanks Father!

[robair9911]

@wordonfirevideo Did Jesus take prostitutes on boat rides to have sex with them. No? Ok then, they are not the same. But Jesus was fond of prostitutes wasnt he? 

[VictorLepanto]

@wordonfirevideo: How does he rise again? He is lobotamized & is then 'euthanized" by one his disciples. So the Indian is Judas? Haven't the Indians suffered enough? I am just teasing you.