Not a bad confession:
Obviously a follower of the rule of the three Bs for Confession:
Be brief.
Be blunt.
Begone.
Gran Torino Confession
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Funny. I never knew about the 3 B’s. I just love the people waiting in line behind me.
I know it’s only a movie, but the scene made me cringe. Not a good example for non-Catholics of a priest hearing a confession.
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Ditto, David.
When I was a kid, Confession was once a week on Saturday.
Now, I go to Confession for Advent, Easter Duty and when I need to go.
One recent (that’s in the past ten years) experience was “fun.” You know relatively everyone receives Holy Communion at Mass, but relatively no one is on line for Saturday Confession. I was behind an elderly woman and thought, “This will be quick. What could Grandmother have to confess?” Big mistake. Twenty minutes later, I was confessing.
PS The M-1 Garand is one fine weapon.
Too many people confuse Confession these days for Counseling. Priests should remember the essential difference and keep the confessional line moving.
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The priest is portrayed as an inexperienced idiot. Clint acts a bit unbalanced.
Both unacceptable.
Good movie, though.
I thought that casting such a boyish looking actor as the priest was clever. It emphasized how much of a gap had grown between Walt Kowalski’s beliefs which were once commonly held by Americans and what is accepted as normal today.
I cringed when I heard the Lord’s name taken in vain by the priest. But, overall, it’s a very good film.