cross-posted from A Catholic ViewUnfortunately, L'Oservatore Romano overlooks the negative Catholic Sereotypes that have been consistently repeated on 'House'.
In an article titled “What if the Cynical Dr. House was Good?” L'Osservatore Romano reviews the book “Dr. House: Madness and Fascination of a Cult Series,” which examines the popular TV program “House” and how its “evil” protagonist conveys positive but often politically incorrect messages in support of life.
The book’s introduction points out that few programs on television escape today’s political correctness, a censor that teaches “very little culture and impresses just two values on the minds of viewers: self-determination (which culminates by turning into loneliness) and separation.”
The authors of the book, Carlo Bellieni and Andrea Bechi, call it surprising that “the protagonist (the hero)” of the popular series “is an open cynic.”
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"Unfortunately, L'Oservatore Romano overlooks the negative Catholic Sereotypes that have been consistently repeated on 'House'."
I think that one must also realize that we see negative Catholic stereotypes everywhere in secular life, particularly on television and in movies. For a show to show the good side of open seeking and faith as often as they do, especially recently, is truly amazing. Especially in a highly popular show. Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater by insisting on everything being shown in an idealistic way from our point of view. We've got that on EWTN which preaches to the choir. This show preaches to everyone and the result is often overwhelmingly positive for religion and faith.
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