John Paul II miniseries, "A Man Who Became Pope" to air August 15 on Hallmark Channel
Hopefully, this miniseries on Pope John Paul II is able to do justice to the man--a very difficult task indeed!First posted on my Christian screenwriting and media blog, "An Anglo-Irish Convert in 'the City'":
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Friday, July 15, 2005
Hallmark airing "A Man Who Became Pope" in August
Hallmark Channel has paid $3 million for the rights to air the Italian-made, English-language miniseries “A Man Who Became Pope,” beginning August 15.
A NewsWire.com press release states:
A Man Who Became Pope” was warmly received when screened at the Vatican’s Paul VI hall on May 19. “The film presents scenes and episodes that, in their severity, awaken in the viewers an instinctive ‘turning away’ in horror and stimulates them to consider the abyss of iniquity that can be hidden in the human soul,” said Pope Benedict XVI. “At the same time, calling to the fore such aberrations revives in every right-minded person the duty to do what he or she can so that such inhuman barbarism never happens again…I…express living gratitude to those who wanted to offer me…the opportunity to view this moving film.”
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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 11:17 AM
2 Comments:
This is great - I'll be on the watch for it, thanks. I think a good movie about John Paul will be a good way of promoting his sanctity.
Yes, the more biographical memorials to John Paul II the better. I couldn't say that he's getting any rest during God's eternal rest, however--with all our requests for his intercession, he must be working overtime!
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