Catholic Fire

After reading guest blogger Pete Vere's excellent review of this film , it's easy to understand why this happened. Here are a few more posts which provide further information: The Golden Compass Bombs - Is This The Death of New Line Cinema? Golden Compass turns leaden Variety : 'Golden Compass' loses its way 'Golden Compass' lackluster at U.S. box office . "Golden Compass" disappoints at box office American Papist: Golden Compass suffers "disaster" opening weekend, no sequels expected causa nostrae laetitiae: New York Magazine expects The Golden Compass to flop this weekend Related Posts on Catholic Fire: The Boring Compass: A Movie Review by Pete Vere, JCL Golden Compass Guide for Parents: Answers to all Your Questions (Updated) US Bishops asked to Fire Chief Film Critic over Glowing Reviews for "Brokeback" and "Compass" Pullman gets peevish; Catholic League responds to spin doctors Recommended Reading Phillip Pullman...

My thanks go out to Pete Vere, JCL, my guest blogger for this post. Pete Vere is the co-author, with Sandra Miesel, of "Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children's Fantasy" published by Ignatius Books, and available at AtheismForChildren.com. Well, I finally saw the Golden Compass yesterday. I was asked by several concerned Catholic and pro-life organizations to review the film, which I did with another pro-life activist and a Calvinist preacher. It tries to whitewash the books, which are the bigger danger. As far as anti-Christian content, it wasn't completely stripped from the film. But it was subtle. I picked up the following: - Polar bear smashes an Iconostasis. - The use of the word "Magisterium" for the bad guys. - The Magisterium's agents use the title "Fra" and wear something similar to Roman collars. - The Magisterium's headquarters is very similar in its architectural design to St. Peter's Basilica and the Piaz...