Posted by Drewman at d174082.dynamic.cmich.edu on November 28, 1999 at 16:44:15:
In Reply to: Question for any Catholics posted by BenDy on November 28, 1999 at 15:18:46:
For anyone paying attention through this whole ride, its obvious that all the protesting and such goes back to one man, Donahue. The reason the catholic church attacked Dogma was because the Disney name can bring them money. Had Stigmata been the Disney flick, it would have taken all the flack. Even after Disney DUMPED the flick like they wanted, they still petitioned Disney, not Lions Gate who picked it up. The Catholic League is an organization that needs to make money and pay paychecks, so when they see the opportunity to start some shit with Disney, theyre gonna take it. As a side note, having the script accessible to the world for years prior to its release probably didnt help either. As far as them protesting this film because its "smart" and the others arent, I highly doubt it. All of the people who are doing the actual protesting are only doing so cause they read one of Donahue's fliers at church, majority of them haven't seen it to figure out whether it was a smart film or not.