The Pope talks about violent videogames .... he doesn't like them

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sapphi_snake said:

Soleron said:

I hate to break the trend here, but the actual words in the OP's quote are NOT objectionable. It says "exalt violence and portray anti-social behavior or the trivialization of human sexuality". If violence and sex are treated maturely with clear consequences and an element of morality, that also makes the film/game a better film/game because the consumer can identify with it and maybe take something away from it.

He's not saying they should be banned, he's saying content creators should be more reponsible when including those elements.

A person can create whatever movie or game they want. It's not their job to teach morals (art is ammoral), especially the kind of "morals" the Catholic Church wants people to learn.

And yes, he is saying they should all be banned. Anything that isn't in line with Catholic teachings should be banned in his opinion (no more people having premarital sex in movies, no more people using condoms in movies, no more gay characters, unless they're psychopats etc.).

The guy is delusional if he thinks his opinion is of any real value.

I wouldn't bet these people buy their own words.

But they do have an audience, you know, and you gotta give them what they want.