A few days ago I got an e-mail complaining about this ad and I watched it. The e-mail was petitioning me to go somewhere and sign up against the commercial because it "denigrated" the eucharist.
As long as you don't watch the commercial you might think that is true.
I grew up as a catholic so I understand some hints that are there for all to see except maybe for those dyed-in-the-wool catholicts who feel offended by this rather insipid depiction of religion. The "priest" is called "pastor", not "father" as would be the case if this were a catholic priest. The church is a traditional protestant church - no mistaking that arquitecture. Catholics do not keep files of new parishioners as if they were "applicants" for a job. And the flock is, well, very "diverse" - you see a hare krishna and an amish, a jew and a southern baptist... not very catholic.
And so on and so forth...
Religion is like that. People get so charged up with their own points of view that they lose sight of the bigger picture. There is no acceptance of other ways, my way is always the right way and dogma is king.
So, even though no mention is made, either explicit or implicit, that this is a catholic church, catholics get pissed. And again, I ask why?
See the commercial and judge for yourself. And also read this interesting commentary.
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Ups!!!
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