Megyn Kelly explodes over 'anti-Catholic' movie tipped for Golden Globes glory: 'I'm disgusted'
By Laura Parnaby
Daily Mail
Jan 5, 2024
Megyn Kelly has exploded over acclaimed 2024 movie Conclave, blasting it as 'disgusting' and 'anti-Catholic' in an emotional online rant
Megyn Kelly has exploded over acclaimed 2024 movie Conclave, blasting it as 'disgusting' and 'anti-Catholic' in a furious online rant.
The mystery thriller starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini follows powerful religious leaders in the halls of the Vatican as a Cardinal uncovers scandalous secrets while selecting the next pope.
Kelly, 54, took to X to blast the movie, which is nominated across six Golden Globe Award categories - and her post included a major spoiler about the plot.
'Just made the huge mistake of watching the much-celebrated “Conclave” & it is the most disgusting anti-Catholic film I have seen in a long time,' Kelly fumed.
'Shame on Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci & John Lithgow for starring in it & shame on director Edward Berger (among others). “Spoiler:” They make THE POPE INTERSEX!
'This is the big exciting twist at the end. I wish I had known so I wouldn’t have watched it.
Kelly, 54, took to X to blast the movie, which is nominated across six Golden Globe Award categories - and her post included a major spoiler about the plot
'There are almost no redeeming characters in the movie - every cardinal is morally bankrupt/repulsive.
'The only exception of course is the intersex pope (who - surprise! - has female reproductive parts) & the cardinal who keeps her secret - bc of course that kind of Catholic secret-keeping must be lionized. I’m disgusted.
'What a thing to release to streaming just in time for Christmas. They would never do this to Muslims, but Christians/Catholics are always fair game to mock/belittle/smear.'
Kelly's comments come just hours before the Golden Globes kick off on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
Conclave is nominated across six categories, including Original Score, Screenplay of a Motion Picture, and Drama Motion Picture.
Edward Berger is also nominated for Director of a Motion Picture, while Ralph Fiennes is nominated for Actor in a Drama Motion Picture and Isabella Rossellini for Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.
Kelly's angry X post was met with a mixed response. Some followers agreed with her, including one man who wrote: 'As a Catholic I am hurt and disappointed in our pope who has taken to politics and activism he has no business in.
'He has officially become a tool for the cabal. Why is the Catholic Church not complaining about this film? It’s not a good look!'
'My wife and I felt the same way. The arrogance of the likes of Stanley Tucci to truly believe he has the wisdom to overturn 2,000 years of church doctrine is pitiful. The next pope needs to be a traditionalist,' another person chimed in.
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini, Conclave follows powerful religious leaders in the halls of the Vatican as a Cardinal uncovers scandalous secrets while selecting the next pope. Megyn Kelly has blasted the film ahead of the Golden Globes
But others defended the flick. 'It's a good film, and frankly, very accurate,' one person said.
'I usually agree with you, but thought the film was gripping, the characters complex, believable and even likable in some cases, with all their flaws,' another person wrote.
'I found the end disappointing, and wouldn’t give it a high plausibility score, but it didn’t seem to carry a woke political message (and trust me, I’m hyper-sensitive to those these days, they’re everywhere!)'
The Vatican clarified its position on transgenderism in April last year - saying it rejected the fundamental concept of changing one's biological sex in a new document.
The document was a restatement of longstanding Catholic teaching, but it conflicted with Pope Francis' moves to welcome a community of transgender women to his weekly general audiences.
In 2023, the Vatican also said it’s permissible, under certain circumstances, for trans people to be baptized as Catholics and serve as godparents.
1 comment:
Actually I think it would be more proper to call "him" what used to be called a hermaphrodite and is now called "intersexual". The movie followed the book quite closely and was IMHO very well done.
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