Posted on 08/05/2008 9:03:49 AM PDT by NYer
Actor John Goodman has rejoined the cast of forthcoming movie Pope Joan, a movie about an alleged Pope in the middle ages who was secretly a woman. It's kind of like Yentl for shiksas. The film is scheduled to start filming next month. The film looks to be heavy on the sex and pretty short on theology as the Pope's got a steamy love interest in the Vatican. You know, because too much theology might make it not suitable for children.
Goodman had walked off set a few months back and after delays and a legal dispute he's finally back so the movie which seemed off the tracks for a while is unfortunately back on. Goodman is also pretending to be a Pope in the film.
Here's the myth of Pope Joan: In the middle ages, an extraordinarily brilliant young woman entered a theological university disguised as a man. Her intellect outstripped her male classmates and she shot to the top rank of students. Her brilliance was so widely acknowledged that she eventually became Cardinal and finally "Pope Joan," by hiding her gender. No one knew she was a woman until, during a papal procession through the streets of Rome, she went into labor and gave birth to a child. She and the baby were killed on the spot by the crazed Catholic mob, enraged at her imposture.
So the movie looks to be a whole forbidden love thing. Now, of course, there's no evidence of any of this being even close to true but believers point to the lack of evidence as proof of a cover-up by the Church. Convenient, right?
And you know that when this trash hits the screens, there's going to be so many specials, documentaries, and promotional interviews about Pope Joan and female ordination. Fr. Richard McBrien will be quoted in the New York Times saying, "if it's not true it should be." Larry King will ask Bill Donahue what the female Pope might say about the Church if she were alive today and Donahue will actually exlode right there in front of the cameras. And Pope Joan will still be seen by many historically ignorant "Entertainment Tonight" watchers, not as a ridiculous movie but as a real biography of one of the first feminists who made it to the top of the all boy's Catholic Church.
Get ready folks.
And worst of all now because of Goodman, I can't even watch Roseanne reruns anymore.
Ping!
Given the unsavory history of many of the Popes - I’m kinda glad they are going the fictional route.
the women-should-be-priests contingent has hired Michael Moore to do its PR?
And it will be all over the internet too. Wait, it’s here already. Sheesh.
**unsavory history of many of the Popes &&
How about a few?
Let me guess. After a rocky start she ends up being a super-duper popette.
It is a fictional story, but they probably won’t portray it that way. They’ll claim it’s true or that SOME PEOPLE say it is true, etc.
You wrote:
“I’ve never liked the whole idea of “indulgences”.”
Okay. And...?
By the way, nice mock up of the Tardis or whatever that is.
>> I’ve never liked the whole idea of “indulgences”. <<
Would you care to define for us what your idea of “indulgences” is?
Do you even know what an indulgence is?
Alexander VI comes to mind.
Only a tasteless cretin would compare pop joan to B.S....
[What Every Catholic Needs to Know about] Gaining Indulgences [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]
A Brief Catechism for Adults - Lesson 26: Indulgences
[What Every Catholic Needs to Know about] Gaining Indulgences [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]
Vatican says Catholics can get indulgence for sick-day activities (Devotional Announcement)
Catholic Answers: Location and Procession of Choir (and more on indulgences)
Portiuncula Indulgence can be obtained this Sunday
He who holds the keys to the kingdom - the Catholic practice of granting indulgences
Indulgences: Spreading the Wealth
Plenary Indulgence Attainable on Dec. 8
Pope authorizes plenary indulgences marking Vatican II anniversary
The “bad Popes” weren’t nearly as bad as some would have us believe, especially if you compare them to the temporal rulers of the times. I wouldn’t mind a biopic of Alexander VI so long as it was fair. I object to the outrageous lie that there was ever a Pope Joan.
I know a lot more about them right now, as another poster was kind enough to post a link, and did so without using words that might imply I am an idiot for not being an expert on the subject, thanks.
No implication was necessary.
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