Vatican Endorses Blues Brothers

[M Fnord]

I couldn't make this shit up if I tried.

AORMINA, Sicily (Hollywood Reporter) – When Jake and Elwood Blues, the protagonists in John Landis' cult classic "The Blues Brothers," claimed they were on a mission from God, the Catholic Church apparently took them at their word.

On the 30th anniversary of the film's release, "L'Osservatore Romano," the Vatican's official newspaper, called the film a "Catholic classic" and said it should be recommended viewing for Catholics everywhere.

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[Bob Schroeck]

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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[Epsilon]

They... they watched the movie first, right?
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[Logan Darklighter]

Maybe the Vatican's a bit more hip than we thought?

[Rev Dark]

Someone better tell Benny the Strict that the Illinois Nazi Party weren't the heroes.

[robkelk]

Maybe they think this will divert attention away from all their self-inflicted problems...
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Black Aeronaut]

Well, you really oughta also look at the film in comparison to other stuff that's out there right now. In fact, it could even be considered 'high-art' by today's standards. I mean, look at films like the Scary Movie series - people actually watch that stuff with their kids.

And then there's my favorite from back in my days of working in a movie theatre - the parents that get irate when they can't just drop their kids off to watch an R-rated movie by themselves. Some of these films are not fit at all for family viewing. You know the ones - those that have the explicit sex scenes that are worthy of 'Skinimax' and really should have been branded with an NC-17-rating. It boggles the mind why they're able to get away on technicalities.

[Florin]

And then there's my favorite from back in my days of working in a movie theatre - the parents that get irate when they can't just drop their kids off to watch an R-rated movie by themselves. Some of these films are not fit at all for family viewing. You know the ones - those that have the explicit sex scenes that are worthy of 'Skinimax' and really should have been branded with an NC-17-rating. It boggles the mind why they're able to get away on technicalities.

That fails to suprise me. Back when I worked at Wal-Mart I had to explain to parents that maybe a game called Grand Theft Auto wasn't really appropriate for a 12 year old.
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