Journey to Bethlehem

2023 ยท Musical / Nativity

Not recommended. A Catholic review of this movie for parents.

Our review

Content-wise it's clean enough for all ages; formation-wise it installs a doubting, defiant Mary and a flirting Joseph. Perpetual virginity and the fiat are dogma, not preferences, so a rom-com Holy Family can't score positive however warm its intent.

For parents

Salvageable as a correction exercise with older kids: read Luke 1-2 first, then watch and list the differences. The real Mary answered with an immediate fiat, full of grace; the betrothed Joseph the Church knows was just, not a flirt. Great songs, wrong catechesis.

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