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Netflix has a series on Catholic relics called ‘Mysteries of the Faith’
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 4, 2024 / 08:00 am How can an ancient object connect Catholics to the sacrifice of Jesus? Why does the Catholic Church venerate and safeguard these objects with such care? These questions begin “Mysteries of Faith,” a Netflix series that explores the history and …
In Netflix special, Chris Rock likens abortion to hiring a hitman, echoing Pope Francis
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Mar 6, 2023 / 12:20 pm Award-winning comedian Chris Rock compared paying for an abortion to hiring a hitman during a new Netflix special, echoing rhetoric used by Pope Francis, who has made that comparison in the past. During his March 4 special, “Chris Rock: Selective …
After Netflix apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ film poster, theologian says Cuties movie is unacceptable
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 20, 2020 / 04:00 pm MT (CNA).- Netflix has apologized after a poster advertising an upcoming film was accused of normalizing pedophilia. But one theologian told CNA that an apology for the image is not enough, and that the film itself sexualizes children. …
Does ‘The Two Popes’ fairly represent Francis and Benedict? Critics say ‘no’
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Dec 18, 2019 / 11:36 am (CNA).- A new Netflix production, “The Two Popes” centers on several imagined meetings between Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio in the period between the 2005 conclave which elected Benedict and the 2013 conclave which elected Pope Francis. …