Review of The Nativity Story

Sadly this movie is being mistakenly promoted by many denominations including some Catholic dioceses - obviously for the simple reason it is a movie about Christ. Many of the faithful might be lured into seeing this film which is subtle blasphemy - mostly attacking the Blessed Virgin Mary and especially her Immaculate Conception.

This is readily seen in the trailer so you can confirm it for yourselves instead of wasting your money and seeing it in the theatre.

-St. Gabriel does not say "Hail Mary, full of Grace" but instead says to Our Lady that she has "found favour with God"

• Our Lady is depicted suffering labour pains (Mary was born without original sin) - One scene shows St. Joachim and St. Anne reproaching Our Lady for bringing shame on the family

• Our Lady is portrayed as being very ordinary throughout the film; nothing special about her at all

• St. Joseph delivers the baby Jesus (perhaps not heretical but banalises the birth of Our Lord)

• When on her way to visit St. Elizabeth, Our Lady is shown thinking about her situation, and thinking back to when the angel told her that Elizabeth was in her 6th month. Then she said (thought) to herself, "God, please let Elizabeth really be with child", as if she was not sure she believed it and was going there to find out for herself.

• St. Joseph was very angry when he found out Mary was pregnant as he obviously believed she had been with another man. He even was dreaming that an angry mob was about to stone her, and he, himself, picked up a rock and was about to throw it at her when the angel spoke to him in the dream.

Also, the woman who was hired to play the Blessed Virgin Mary is a 16 year old who is proudly pregnant outside of wedlock.