Catholic Fire

So, what is the big deal about this movie? Why should parents be concerned?The movie The Golden Compass is the first book of the trilogy, His Dark Materials. Parents need to be concerned because it attacks the foundation of the Catholic Faith.1 Author, Philip Pullman says, • “My books are about killing God.”2 • “I am all for the death of God.”3 • “I’m trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief.”4 The author is an atheist, but how does that affect the film? “Though much of Pullman’s trilogy involves… mystical worlds with talking animals and magical witches, the underlying theme is no simple fantasy. In the fictional universe of His Dark Materials, there is no real God; rather there is a high angel called the Authority, who purports to be God.”5 The Catholic Church, frequently called the Magisterium, is portrayed as the dark force to be overcome. Isn’t His Dark Materials just fiction? It is fiction but it presents good as evil and evil as good. It portrays the evil of dark, demon...