I had the opportunity to go see this film last Saturday thanks to a special viewing presented by the Holy Cross Church of Las Cruces.
It is a good movie. I advise watching it. When watching it, it is easy to be in a mindset that this is just a movie and none of it is real. However, remember that this movie is based on events of the 1920s in Mexico. These were real events and real people.
They say “it can’t happen here”. When the prologue appeared on the screen describing the new laws President Calles had implemented, they looked very very familiar. I hope it doesn’t happen here, but the enemy is subtle and tenacious.
¡Viva Cristo Rey!
I want to point out to those who are upset or offended or just perplexed by priests who fight. Read about Phineas in the bible. The Levitical priests even had a role to play in armed service, see the story about the short reign of Queen Athalia of the southern kingdom.