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So I See The Catholic Church Are Still Against Heavy Metal

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A UK heavy metal band recently had to change their venue after a Catholic Priest told them that they couldn't play their charity gig because they "couldn't guarantee me that they don't sing any anti-Catholic or anti-faith messages in their songs"! The full story is at http://fulldistortion.co.uk/article.php?id=14164897132681 (Please Read) This has gotten a lot of press recently here in the UK and even further afield and I want to know what you think of this! Was the Priest right to do what he did?

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Hey dude welcome to the forum. Hell I wore my abysmal Dawn. Shirt to church once. It didn't brother me hell I'm catholic. I don't put faith in heavy metal. I know it's entertainment. With gimmicks trust me I'm not offended. By songs like. Homage for satan. Or dead by Dawn I enjoyed. It that's the problem. With. The world. Today people putting noses in other peoples business and stuff churches. Need to worry about other things. Instead of heavy metal.

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You are completely right deathstorm! Did you read the article? The singer is a catholic himself and therefore admits that no song is written about anything unholy and that it's simply the way that people interperit the music they play - The priest in this case has completely categorised ALL heavy metal as unholy music without looking at the facts!

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A UK Heavy Metal band named Seventh Son' date=' who have been together for 30 years was told that they had to cancel one of their charity gigs because the local Catholic Priest said that they "Couldn't guarantee me that they don't sing any anti-Catholic or anti-faith messages in their songs"[/quote'] But they still got to play the gig, so who cares? Also, how the sodding hell does this prove the Catholic church are in any way 'against heavy metal'? This was one guy. Bishops in Uganda will morally defend execution as a penalty for consensual homosexual sodomy, that sure as hell isn't Catholic or Anglican policy. There are many things to dislike about the Catholic church, but to claim this guy's behavior is indicative of the norm is simply unfair.
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You are completely right deathstorm! Did you read the article? The singer is a catholic himself and therefore admits that no song is written about anything unholy and that it's simply the way that people interperit the music they play - The priest in this case has completely categorised ALL heavy metal as unholy music without looking at the facts!
No it's just this priest just being. A dickhead
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As Iceni said the band was not actually prevented from playing the show. This priest does not speak for the Catholic church as a whole nor does he profess to do so. To suggest that the Catholic church is or has ever been widely opposed to metal, or indeed any genre of music, because one of its members has displayed such an attitude is akin to saying "all dogs are black" because you've only ever seen black dogs.

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The image that all heavy metal bands and their songs are affiliated with satan' date=' lol - Or at least send messages that glorify unholy activities! It was because of a poster which showed skulls and the word wichcraft![/quote'] try to look from the other side - the whole Bible is affiliated with Satan. There's no god without Satan. Screw this stupid shit.
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