![]() In the middle of all this darkness, Procession finds a still, small light. This, you can only think, is what evil looks like.Ĭinema has broached the topic before, perhaps most memorably in the 2015 Best Picture-winning film Spotlight, but never like this. The sheer, staggering magnitude of that abuse, when you read it in the news or think about it for a moment, can cause your brain to simply switch off. People are hurt in unimaginable ways.Įxamples abound, but the one that structures Procession, Robert Greene’s extraordinary new documentary, is the profound, ravaging toll on untold thousands of children molested by sexually predatory Roman Catholic priests. Claims to perfect truth are bent to serve lies. Those with power grasp for more rather than giving it away. ![]() ![]() Too often, in religious communities, rituals withhold healing instead of offering it. And then they go back into the world a healthy religious community exists to bring grace to those who aren’t part of the group. They become just a tiny bit more whole, regain just a bit of power that life’s trauma strips away. They remind one another of what they believe is true. Broken people gather, and together, they enact some rituals. The purpose of a religious community - not just the religion itself, but the group that practices it - is fairly simple, no matter the actual tenets of belief. ![]()
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