Backtrack on Brokeback.WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office of Film and Broadcasting has changed its rating of Brokeback Mountain from L (limited adult audiences) to O (morally offensive) under pressure from conservative Catholic groups, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Morning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. . The movie, about a 20-year affair between two married Wyoming ranchhands, has been condemned con·demn tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns 1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food. 2. by conservative groups because of its sympathetic portrayal of a same-sex relationship same-sex relationship n → gleichgeschlechtliche Beziehung f . The USCCB USCCB United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (Washington, DC) received protests after its website featured what some found to be an overly positive review, which noted that "while the actions [of the characters] cannot be endorsed, the universal themes of love and loss ring true." |
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