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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 12:00 AM

Indie film's ultra-realist overdose

Sundance critics went wild for the lo-fi, wide-screen, Mississippi bleakness of "Ballast." But has American neorealism turned itself into audience kryptonite?
Andrew O'Hehir

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  • Wednesday, October 1, 2008 06:50 PM

    Scientific?

    contemporary Catholic theology resists literal readings of Scripture and is not in the least anti-scientific

    Uhhhmm, sorry dude- game over.

    One of the most firmly held beliefs in the Catholic church is in the "Immaculate Conception." Trust me, the priests you mentioned in your review believe in it- literally. And if they don't they would be considered apostates.

    So, unless there is some new science you've been holding back on, contemporary Catholic theology, is, at the very least, unscientific.

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