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rug

(82,333 posts) Sat Nov 15, 2014, 04:39 PM Nov 2014

Confessions of a Catholic priest

By James Martin
The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, is editor at large of America magazine and author of the new book "Jesus: A Pilgrimage" (HarperOne).
updated 4:36 PM EST, Thu November 13, 2014

(CNN) -- Here's a confession: I can never preside at a baptism without conjuring the scene from the "The Godfather" in which Michael Corleone rubs out all his enemies.

Thank you, Francis Ford Coppola.

If you're looking for juicier confessions -- that is, admissions of the kinds of sins unearthed on detective shows or reality TV -- then you'll want to look elsewhere. My sinning life is rather uneventful.

But if you want to hear what it's really like to be a Catholic priest, read on.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/12/living/confessions-catholic-priest/

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Confessions of a Catholic priest (Original Post) rug Nov 2014 OP

That sequence from "The Godfather" Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2014 #1

Indeed it is. It was shot at Old St.Patrick's Cathedral on Mott Street. rug Nov 2014 #3

The interior scenes were at Old St. Patrick's 47of74 Nov 2014 #5

I didn't know tghat about the exterior. rug Nov 2014 #6

Nice article. beemer27 Nov 2014 #2

It was refreshing to read. rug Nov 2014 #4

Fortinbras Armstrong

(4,473 posts)

1. That sequence from "The Godfather"

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 07:44 AM

Nov 2014

Is an absolutely brilliant piece.

rug

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3. Indeed it is. It was shot at Old St.Patrick's Cathedral on Mott Street.

Reply to Fortinbras Armstrong (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 11:36 AM

Nov 2014

http://oldcathedral.org/sacraments/infant-baptism/#

I don't know where all the rivals were shot.

47of74

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5. The interior scenes were at Old St. Patrick's

Reply to rug (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 06:44 PM

Nov 2014

The scenes outside the church were shot at St. Joachim and St. Anne in the Pleasant Plains section of Staten Island, New York.

What's nice is that the film preserves how the church originally looked. Most of the church was destroyed in a fire in 1973 however the facade was left standing. A new church was built on the same site incorporating the original facade and steeple.

Here's a site with pictures of the church as it appears now.
http://www.scoutingny.com/theres-something-wrong-with-this-staten-island-church/

rug

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6. I didn't know tghat about the exterior.

Reply to 47of74 (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 08:56 PM

Nov 2014

beemer27

(460 posts)

2. Nice article.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 09:28 AM

Nov 2014

I followed the link and read the article. It is refreshing ro read about a happy Catholic priest who likes his life. We hear so much negativity about the priesthood, so once in a while a story about the positive aspects renews our prospective.
Thank you for sharing this with us!

rug

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4. It was refreshing to read.

Reply to beemer27 (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 11:38 AM

Nov 2014

I hope most are like that.

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