spathariossa Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 There's a new movie coming out about the crusades from the director of Gladiator. I'm not sure if that bodes well or not but they have maille armour and swords so that's a good step. No plate in sight! And the crusaders are good and noble knights and the good guys! Yay! Check it out: [url="http://www.kingdomofheavenmovie.com"]http://www.kingdomofheavenmovie.com[/url]
conservativecatholic Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='cathgirl' date='Jan 1 2005, 11:38 PM'] That sounds neat! [/quote] Ditto! I'll go see it in a heartbeat!
spathariossa Posted January 2, 2005 Author Posted January 2, 2005 Yeah as a Medieval Studies major I'm way sick of the pro-muslim slant and decidedly anti-catholic opinions formed by people on the crusades. In fact, reading about the Albigensian crusades right now I'm seeing a clear bias by the author against Catholicism. The reason for this I think is the increasing atheism of the academic community. They feel that this makes them impartial but in fact it gives them a very skewed view of medieval events. Not being able to understand the concept of absolute truth is a huge roadblock to understanding the crusades.
DemonSlayer Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 Wait, I thought this was the anti-Catholic Crusades movie...
DemonSlayer Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 (edited) [url="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/01/18/wcrus18.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/01/18/ixworld.html"]It seems to be.[/url] Edited January 2, 2005 by DemonSlayer
spathariossa Posted January 2, 2005 Author Posted January 2, 2005 I would say a lot of dirty words after reading that article but that wouldn't be very Catholic of me. Grrrr. Grrr. Grrr. Grrrrr. Grrrr. Grrrr. So much for hope anyway. I'm so tired of this anti-catholic, anti-crusades, anti-warrior monk propaganda. Since when is defending pilgrims and cities from enemy attack an un-christian thing to do? Why is it okay for the muslims to conquer every territory from the Holy land to turkey to egypt, to north africa, to Spain but any counter-offensive is brutal and racist? All those places I just listed used to be Christian. Augustine lived in North Africa. This is nonsense. I'm glad the historians see it that way.
Pope St Clement 1 Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 :angry: Trouble is film-makers and sensationalists have more influence than serious, reputable historians. We live in an age of lies. By the way, have you ever read Regine Pernoud's books "Those Terrible Middle Ages - Debunking the myths" and "Women In The Days of Cathedrals".
cathqat Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='Pope St Clement 1' date='Jan 2 2005, 06:56 AM'] Trouble is film-makers and sensationalists have more influence than serious, reputable historians. [/quote] That's why we need more Catholic filmmakers, and especially scriptwriters! I sent my brother to Hollywood to become a screenwriter for this very reason. Listen up, teens: PLAN NOW TO STUDY SCREENWRITING. You are needed in Hollywood. There's a small but thriving Catholic community already there waiting for you.
Pope St Clement 1 Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 Good on you, Cathqat. And I didn't know there was a thriving Catholic community there, apart from Gibson & co.
cathqat Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 They're out there. My brother just started a chant liturgy group for their artistic community. They're working to make a dent, sure enough!
Pope St Clement 1 Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 Fantastic !!! Tell him we're praying and barracking for them Prayers God bless Robert
Paladin D Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='cathqat' date='Jan 2 2005, 08:04 AM'] That's why we need more Catholic filmmakers, and especially scriptwriters! I sent my brother to Hollywood to become a screenwriter for this very reason. Listen up, teens: PLAN NOW TO STUDY SCREENWRITING. You are needed in Hollywood. There's a small but thriving Catholic community already there waiting for you. [/quote] That's what I'm aiming for, the film industry. Hopefully I'll be a Screenwriter/Director.
cathqat Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='Paladin D' date='Jan 2 2005, 12:32 PM'] That's what I'm aiming for, the film industry. Hopefully I'll be a Screenwriter/Director. [/quote] Awesome, Paladin! If you haven't yet seen it, check this thread: [url="http://phorum.phatmass.com/index.php?showtopic=26722"]http://phorum.phatmass.com/index.php?showtopic=26722[/url]
Paladin D Posted January 2, 2005 Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='cathqat' date='Jan 2 2005, 01:42 PM'] Awesome, Paladin! If you haven't yet seen it, check this thread: [url="http://phorum.phatmass.com/index.php?showtopic=26722"]http://phorum.phatmass.com/index.php?showtopic=26722[/url] [/quote] Thanks!
spathariossa Posted January 2, 2005 Author Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='Pope St Clement 1' date='Jan 2 2005, 06:56 AM'] :angry: Trouble is film-makers and sensationalists have more influence than serious, reputable historians. We live in an age of lies. By the way, have you ever read Regine Pernoud's books "Those Terrible Middle Ages - Debunking the myths" and "Women In The Days of Cathedrals". [/quote] Actually the only one of Pernoud's books I have read is about my patron saint Jeanne d'Arc. It was a really good book - not at all anti-catholic. Though of course my professor was a total atheist. How someone could stand there and refer to Joan of Arc's miracles as "almost miraculous" is beyond me.
Pope St Clement 1 Posted January 3, 2005 Posted January 3, 2005 [quote name='spathariossa' date='Jan 3 2005, 03:15 AM']Actually the only one of Pernoud's books I have read is about my patron saint Jeanne d'Arc. It was a really good book - not at all anti-catholic. Though of course my professor was a total atheist. How someone could stand there and refer to Joan of Arc's miracles as "almost miraculous" is beyond me.[/quote] They're great books. If I'm not mistaken ,she was head of the French National Archives. She wrote "Those Terrible Middle Ages" in 1977 because she was fed up with the false representations of the middle ages. Phatcatholic has a link to it in the reference section. They can both be brought from Amazon.com. I brought copies of both books and gave them to libraries around here (school & public). With regard to women, she demonstrates that women were better in the middle ages than they were from th 16th - 19th centuries (and I'd say better off than today where their primary value is too often seen as being sexual). She also has a webpage where she debunks myths & distortions about Joan of Arc [url="http://www.geocities.com/prisoner_girl/Joan_Myths.html"]Myths And Distortions About Joan Of Arc[/url]
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