David Breitenbeck is a professional writer, Catholic traditionalist, and fiction enthusiast. He is the author of several books, including The Ten Commandments of Murder and The Wisdom of Walt Disney.
Many reviewers think that pushing a progressive narrative in popular movies won't affect their appeal, but this is illogical. People don't go to see movies like Aquaman to be preached at, but to escape this kind of thing.
Bishop Barron made waves among orthodox Catholics with his suggestion that people can be saved outside the Church as long as they basically do the right thing. Is it really that simple? Unfortunately, not quite.
Long ago, Charles Dickens wrote about telescopic charity, the idea of caring for others far away to the detriment of those nearby. This continues to be a problem in today's globalized world.
