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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

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2. This is my problem with the Cristeros, and with a movie glorifying them.

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 10:02 PM

May 2012

"In Guadalajara, Jalisco, on 3 August 1926, some 400 armed Catholics shut themselves up in the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe. They were involved in a shootout with federal troops and surrendered only when they ran out of ammunition. According to U.S. consular sources, this battle resulted in 18 dead and 40 injured."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristero

Persecution or no, Jesus does not need an Alamo.

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"For Greater Glory": Anybody else heard about this upcoming movie? [View all] Brigid May 2012 OP

I was just reading about it in TNR this afternoon. CBHagman May 2012 #1

This is my problem with the Cristeros, and with a movie glorifying them. rug May 2012 #2

I was reading about it a few weeks ago... brendan120678 May 2012 #3

My fear is that it will take a complex piece of history hedgehog May 2012 #4

More about this here: hedgehog May 2012 #5

For what it's worth -- CBHagman May 2012 #6

My mother, now dead, told me about this portion of Mexican history. She said it was terrible. The demosincebirth May 2012 #7

Another story inspired by this history is hedgehog May 2012 #8

Oh, they're able but it would it would change their script. rug Jun 2012 #11

"'For Greater Glory' moving, but glosses over aspects of war" hedgehog May 2012 #9

I seen it today and I don't care what the critics say (mostly negative). It was a very heart demosincebirth Jun 2012 #10

I'm glad you saw it. I probably will at some point. rug Jun 2012 #12

Self-defense, basically. Brigid Jun 2012 #13

I must be in the pacifist wing of the Church. rug Jun 2012 #14

They handled it, more or less, as freedom of religion. But,their battle "cry" was "viva Cristo Rey." demosincebirth Jun 2012 #15

"The Mission" explores the same conflict between self defence hedgehog Jun 2012 #16

That's one I intended to see but never did. Thanks for the reminder. rug Jun 2012 #17

Here's a review. rug Jun 2012 #18