Church of England considers legal action
The Church of England is considering legal action against Sony. Resistance: Fall of Man features Manchester Cathedral in one level, and the church is not happy. The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch, described the decision to use the cathedral as "highly irresponsible". He goes on to say,
"It is well know that Manchester has a gun crime problem...For a global manufacturer to re-create one of our great cathedrals with photo-realistic quality and then encourage people to have guns battles in the building is beyond belief and highly irresponsible. Here in Manchester we do all we can to support communities through our parish clergy. We know the reality of gun crime and the devastating effects it can have on lives. It is not a trivial matter"Not to be outdone on the soundbite front, The Dean of Manchester Cathedral, The Very Revd Rogers Govender, also had a few words to say, claiming it was "undermining" the work of the church.
"We are shocked to see a place of learning, prayer and heritage being presented to the youth market as a location where guns can be fired. This is an important issue. For many young people these games offer a different sort of reality and seeing guns in Manchester Cathedral is not the sort of connection we want to make. Every year we invite hundreds of teenagers to come and see the cathedral and it is a shame to have Sony undermining our work."It never fails to amaze me that people can be so outraged by video games. Maybe the real problem here is that we have a clash of fiction. The game suggests that in an alternative universe earth is invaded by aliens, and a bloody battle ensues. The church, on the other hand, says that the son of God was born of a virgin. He then performed lots of miracles, was nailed to a tree. came back to life, floated up to heaven and now watches over us. Oh, and he is actually God as well. And the holy ghost. And white. And homosexuals are evil. And women are second class citizens. Now I ask you, which is the harder to believe? And which is the more dangerous? Seems to me that the real thing that undermines the church and it's teachings is reality.
5 comments:
I think the church has overreacted on the use of Manchester Cathedral in R:FOM. No doubt the comment have come from their ignorance of gaming and the alternate reality that R:FOM is set in. Personally I see no problem in using this in the game.
I would say that some of the stuff that you spouted about the church is also incorrect and it looks like it is written from a point of ignorance in relation to Christianity.
Hope the hangover wasn't too bad. ;)
As far as I know the Church of England still believes in the virgin birth, the crucifixion, the resurrection and miracles. Homosexual and woman priests in the church still cannot achieve the same positions in the church that straight men can.
I wouldn't call myself an expert on Christianity, but I know enough. We will have to agree to disagree!
Hangover gone :o)
Indeed the church still believes in the virgin birth, the crucifixion, the resurrection and miracles. It doesn't mean that they are rubbish just because some people don't believe in them though.
The matter of homosexuals and women priests is not quite as cut and dried as you may think...
Anyway, this blog is a place for PS3 gaming, not religious debates, so as you say we'll agree to disagree. :-)
Let's hope that this all blows over, that R:FOM stays on the shelves and the PS3 does better in the coming months with a bunch of new games coming.
Keep up the good work on this blog. :-)
Here here! Thank goodness for rational and adult debate!
What we need a a British Jack Thompson ;)
(Its RT BTW, in case you were wondering)
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