If you had a chance to be a Boondock saint......

Originally posted by Bardock42
[B]How are you sure that they followed catholicism and not their own ideal religion? In the movie I saw that wasn't stated.

"The movie opens on twin brothers Connor (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus) attending a church service. The brothers, both pious Catholics, work at a meat-packing plant and are accomplished polyglots."

The two brothers were obviously catholics.

They were catholics but in favour of vigilantism... from the beginning, hardly anything changed, just that God revealed to them that he wanted them to go about their task. So they did, because the word of God at a given moment should be judged higher than the churches teaching. As such you could even say they weren't real catholics to begin with. Hardly hypocritical though.

No, it could've possibly been a dream. If you follow an ideal, you should follow it's rules. It's like bashing god while you're a catholic. The two simply didn't follow the rules and killed in the name of their religion and for god, hence the prayer after each murder scene. It's hypocritical to do so.

Originally posted by smoker4
Where they putting the band back together?

As far as people with missions from God go the Blues Brothers pwn the Boondock Saints. Hard.

And I mean that in the sense about who had the better movie, better lines and the better mission.

Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
As far as people with missions from God go the Blues Brothers pwn the Boondock Saints. Hard.

And I mean that in the sense about who had the better movie, better lines and the better mission.

I haven't seen Blues Brother I must admit. Though The Boondock Saints was excellent.

Originally posted by Seraphim XIII
"The movie opens on twin brothers Connor (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus) attending a church service. The brothers, both pious Catholics, work at a meat-packing plant and are accomplished polyglots."

The two brothers were obviously catholics.

No, it could've possibly been a dream. If you follow an ideal, you should follow it's rules. It's like bashing god while you're a catholic. The two simply didn't follow the rules and killed in the name of their religion and for god, hence the prayer after each murder scene. It's hypocritical to do so.

Refer to one of my earlier posts as answer.

Originally posted by Bardock42

Refer to one of my earlier posts as answer.

Perhaps you'd like to actually debate me instead of reverting to semantics as a form of escapism, yes?

Originally posted by Seraphim XIII
Perhaps you'd like to actually debate me instead of reverting to semantics as a form of escapism, yes?

Hardly semantics, my friend. I debated you for over a page, everything has been said, if you didn't change your mind and I didn't then it is pointless as anyone that reads it can make up their own mind already.

nice thought, but not for me, i couldn't do it for the long haul, theres better people for that.

Originally posted by Seraphim XIII
No, not really.

"Thou shalt not kill." ringing any bells for you? Or the fact that God can only judge others?

So, a so-called vision certifies them to break the Bible's rules/code and basically kill others?

Hypocrites.

IN NOMINE= in the name
PATRIS= of the Father
ET= and
FILII= of the Son
SPIRITUS= of the Spirit
SANCTI= Holy

they killed in the name of god. sure, they might be insane. but, if they were in fact sane, and god empowered them to slay the wicked, it seems as if they would have little choice. if god came to me in a dream and told me to kill the wicked, i would probably do it, IF i felt that it was really him telling me to do so. if i thought it was just a dream based on my own personal beliefs, i would just shrug it off.

here's Ill Duce's prayer:

"And when I vest my flashing sword And my hand takes hold in judgement I will take vengeance upon mine enemies And I will repay those who hase me O Lord, raise me to Thy right hand And count me amoung Thy saints ."

"Whosoever shed last blood. By man shall his blood be shed. For immunity of god make he the man. Destroy all that which is evil. So that which is good may flourish. And I shall count thee amoung my favoured sheep. And you shall have the protection of all the angels in heaven."

"Never shall innocent blood be shed. Yet the blood of the wicked shall flow like a river. The three shall spread their blackened wings and be the vengeaful striking hammer of god. "

he believed that he was empowered by god to kill evildoers. apparently it was passed down to his sons. whats the odds of all three being insane in the same way?