Culture is simply a reflection of nature with respect to human reason. Contrary to the claims of the philosophers of enlightenment, it is not against nature, but it comes straight from it and tells us a lot about ourselves, about society and civilization. It is very frequently mimetic towards reality, mimics the planet around us. It was perfectly understood by ancient Roman lawyers like Gaius, who wrote in his own Institutionsthat, like a bird under the laws of nature, man must be subject to them. It was, of course, a natural law, not equalizing humans with animals.
Culture illustrates the real state of man, so I carefully analyse the films that were on the Vatican's authoritative list in 1995 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of cinema. The Holy See considered them the most crucial in history. Despite many valuable positions like Francis, the CougarGod is Monsieur Vincent, these are overwhelmingly the dumping of ideological creations straight hostile to Catholicism. crucial that the list was created for the pontificate of John Paul II. I would take it seriously due to the fact that it proves that the spirit of Catholicism has fled Rome. I stress here that I mean spirit, mentality and philosophy. By the end of time, Rome will be the center of Christendom and it is only on the Last judgement that Christ will decide his fate, whether his tenants will be ashamed of their despair or proudly glorify God. This judgement belongs only to the Savior.
Let's analyse the film. Babette Feastwhich, according to the Vatican, promotes large spiritual values. I would like to point out that there are films on the list that are even worse than those that deserve a separate rating. Already at the beginning of the screening, the Catholic gets punched in the face. We find that the first on the shore of the heroine was baptized in honor of the names of Luther and Melanchton (Mart and Philip), who straight called for the extermination of Catholics with their propaganda graphics with hanging cardinals. The drawings for Luther were created by Lucas Cranach. Later Protestants were so ashamed of them that modern Lutherans did not even remember them.
The narrator informs us that Martha's father and Philip were prophets. Of course, from a Catholic perspective, this is impossible. Saint John of the Cross wrote: “Today, in this time of grace, erstwhile religion is established in Jesus Christ and the law of the Gospel is proclaimed, There is no request to ask God in the old way, nor is there a request for him to talk and answer, as then. For he gave us his Son, who is the only His Word--for he has no other--and thus 1 Word has told us all at once. And there is nothing more to say.” Description: Works, p. 270. Source: St. John from the Cross – from darkness to light, deon.pl
This is not meaningless, for Protestants the Bible is an open book that can be modified according to the circumstances of the faithful, its explanation is always subjective and open (hermeneutic). In Catholics, vice versa, Scripture contains a Revelation that ended in time and can no longer be modified by any "prophets." What spiritual value did the Vatican see in the false prophet?
Then the film's staff decision us to a mediocre home where the faithful gather for a prayer meeting. alternatively of the crucifix on the wall, there is an image of the expected prophet. The characters of the movie sing songs in national language. This is followed by a leap into the past of Martha and Philip, and we learn that they were so beautiful that the young men went to the congregation only to see them. possibly this was due to the deficiency of a suitable altar, the sight of young girls is surely more tempting than looking at empty walls. The sight of the grey and ugly congregation shown in the movie creates a feeling of vanity and despair. Immediately there will be a charge that Christ was born in a stable. True, it does not change the fact that he worshiped his Father with full pride as shown by O.J.L. Meagher in the book How Christ DischargedFirst Mass?, he refuted the thesis put forward by the Protestants and emphasized the continuity of the rich cult of the Old Testament and the sacrifice of the fresh Covenant repeated at each Holy Mass. During the Last Supper, Christ utilized fine garments and utilized the sacred language of Hebrew. The various robes of the Catholic priest mention to the rich clothes of the priests of the Old Covenant, and may distract from the neck and hair of women.
Narrator leads us through the love stories of the heroine. The regular life of the Protestant community bores the viewer with routine. The pastor presides over household meetings and gives laconic speeches. As a Catholic, I cannot realize what the Holy See saw in these images. Rather, they are a manifestation of the degradation and wither of the cut branch. Unfortunately, movie manager Gabriel Axel Mørch was ruthless to a possible Catholic viewer. Decadencies follow each another without interruptions, which makes the full spiritual subject of the movie vanish smoothly. The problem with the discrimination between sacrum and profanum is clearly highlighted. It is possible that tacky scenes are the responsibility of the communicative itself based on which the movie was shot. However, I am not going to justice Karen Blixen's work.
At 1 point, the "Papistowski" subject enters the action unexpectedly. any Catholic from France fell in love with the singing of Philip the daughter of a prophet. He decided to make her a "diva," a large star to sing for the glory of the Lord. Unfortunately, it shortly turns out that glory is to be given to the vocalist himself, not to God. The prophet noted that the wicked papacy evidently had a tendency toward his daughter, which it harassed while singing. The only Catholic in the movie appears to be an unstable and sensual amanta. The pastor's daughter speaks with the papacy to the large delight of our prophet.
Finally, after respective twelve scenes giving emergence to a winter sleep, the title Babette appears. The manager made jumps for respective decades in the film, which importantly hinders the viewer from following the plot. And this time, we jump in time from the refusal of the pastor's daughter to the Papal letter asking to accept Babette, it is hard to get a more twisted melodrama. Our Catholic amant did not lose his vigor even for old age, and in his letter he makes the prophet's daughter many compliments, which he listens to with disgust.
Babette's in a very hard situation, she's lost her full family, and she's got no roof over her head. She came from France to Denmark to work as a housekeeper with our Marty and Philip, who kindly accept her under the roof, although they have no way to pay her services. The full image is surrounded by a strangely understood Christianity identified with charity. After a rational analysis, we will conclude that the protagonist's motives did not should be religious, they might as well be atheists and do the same.
Babette works hard for the next fewer years, Marty's income and Philip's income increase. Unfortunately, as she admits, all she has to do with her homeland is not Catholic faith, but a lottery ticket. Well, no, it's not a joke. A large example for modern Catholics: work hard and play lotto. I realize that specified a feature fetus is delighted with the atheistic world, but that Catholic Rome considers it a model of spiritual attitude is beyond any human concept. Only the Lord Jesus knows how specified a deep fall of the intellectual Holy See could have occurred. “What have you done to the first daughter of the Church with your baptism?” asked John Paul II. She did precisely the same thing as the main character (a affirmative character) of the film, which was so appreciated for the pontificate of John Paul II. I do not know what the Pope's contribution was to building this list of films, but it is hard to believe that it was created without his active participation and acceptance.
Let's go back to our unfortunate masterpiece of cinematography. spiritual values are dangerously beginning to fall into naturalism and pantheism, which already makes water from the brain to the Catholic viewer. In the end, Tomism landed in the dump of past as obsolete, and nature hates vacuum. The movie tells us that the most crucial Christian virtues are faith, hope and love.. Saint Paul did not know what he was writing about, the Protestant movie of the 20th century reinterpreted Christianity to the delight of the Holy See.
Enough plots, everyone curious in ending, let themselves effort to get through these creative fantasies. It's time for a summary. We are observing the collapse of the top accomplishment of Western civilization, which is universal and Catholic Rome. It has been going on for decades, and the illness of modernism that digests it seems to be insurmountable.
Let us pray for the rosary to drive out that Protestant spirit who has bound our hierarchs, let him return for Ren. This spirit is truly nothing but the spirit of this world, the desacralized remnant of Catholicism. Satan cannot make anything, he can only spoil what God created. Realizing the deep distribution of the Holy See is simply a condition for the revival of Catholicism in Poland and in the world. Turning your eyes to this decay is simply a fatal negligence towards our Mother-Church.
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