The Dramatized Pope
A couple of renditions of Pope John Paul II's life were on television the past couple of weeks. The ABC version was called Hear My Cry, and CBS featured Jon Voight as the pontiff. Looking at Voight's regal depiction of John Paul in the teaser promos made me think of one thing: yes, this man is the Ruler of the World.
I saw a bit of each episode, and the little I saw was filled with all the typical pleasantries of mundane Catholicist drama featuring every facet of his person: the courage-- bringing down communism; the sensitivity-- attending children's events; the inclusivity-- dining with individuals of diverse religions and ethnicities; and the mercy--sitting with his would-be assassin in prison. It was all peppered with the pithy wisdom of the man who keeps the World on track to destruction.
Neither show got many viewers, at least according to the expectations of the networks. You'd think this is because no one cares, and that may indeed be the case, but it isn't because the Pope has no meaning to them. Most Catholicists just don't know how much the Pope is in charge of their sin management, and that's probably just fine with the Pope. The less they know about his true role as Cain's legacy, the more they'll continue in their evildoing, and the more he may continue to be their condemner. It's best they just see him as some stuffy religious character who was a pretty decent world figure, his anti-progressivism aside.
Can't say it isn't good work. Just look at the publicity. Pretty spiffy.
But the fact is he'd be out of a job if everyone actually allowed the Son to take out their evildoing completely.
I saw a bit of each episode, and the little I saw was filled with all the typical pleasantries of mundane Catholicist drama featuring every facet of his person: the courage-- bringing down communism; the sensitivity-- attending children's events; the inclusivity-- dining with individuals of diverse religions and ethnicities; and the mercy--sitting with his would-be assassin in prison. It was all peppered with the pithy wisdom of the man who keeps the World on track to destruction.
Neither show got many viewers, at least according to the expectations of the networks. You'd think this is because no one cares, and that may indeed be the case, but it isn't because the Pope has no meaning to them. Most Catholicists just don't know how much the Pope is in charge of their sin management, and that's probably just fine with the Pope. The less they know about his true role as Cain's legacy, the more they'll continue in their evildoing, and the more he may continue to be their condemner. It's best they just see him as some stuffy religious character who was a pretty decent world figure, his anti-progressivism aside.
Can't say it isn't good work. Just look at the publicity. Pretty spiffy.
But the fact is he'd be out of a job if everyone actually allowed the Son to take out their evildoing completely.
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