Favorite Fictional Priest?

[magnificat]

The bishop at the beginning of Les Miserables...the book does him much more justice than the musical

[Tindomiel]

[quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1063153' date='Sep 15 2006, 12:08 AM']
Brother Cadfael is my hero: welsh, detective AND gardener
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He sounds awesome, but I've never heard of him. What's he from?

[Fulton Sheen Warrior]

+JMJ+

The Priest (I can't remember his name) from the movie 'The Cardinal' and Fr. Michael William Logan from Alfred Hitchcock's 'I Confess'.

Edited September 15, 2006 by Fulton Sheen Warrior

[isilzha]

I couldn't think of one off the top of my head when I saw this thread other than Fr. Dowling, but I think you guys have come up with really good ones.

[Noel's angel]

FATHER DOWLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But of course I would say that....

[puellapaschalis]

[quote name='Tindomiel' post='1063468' date='Sep 15 2006, 07:35 PM']
He sounds awesome, but I've never heard of him. What's he from?
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Brother Cadfael was the main character in the "Brother Cadfael mysteries", a series of murder mystery novels set in medieval Shrewsbury, written by Ellis Peters.

Whilst the character of Cadfael, a Welshman, is fictional, the Abbey is not. Although destroyed at the Reformation, the church is presently in use as a Church of England parish.

For several years the novels were dramatised and broadcast on British tv. The role of Cadfael was played by Derek Jacobi.

The Wikipedia article is to be found [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Cadfael"]here[/url].

Love and prayers,

PP

[Old_Joe]

I didn't realize Frodo was a priest. I mean certainly he's a Christ-like figure in LOTR, but I don't remember hearing about priests being in Middle-Earth. The Istari maybe?

I also forgot about the bishop from Les Miserables and the priest from I Confess.


[quote name='puellapaschalis' post='1063292' date='Sep 15 2006, 03:33 AM']
Brother Cadfael isn't a priest, I don't believe. He joined the Abbey in Shrewsbury after a career in the crusades and was possibly considered too old for preparation for ordination.

Love and prayers,

PP
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[quote name='Old_Joe' post='1063030' date='Sep 14 2006, 10:13 PM']
Who is your favorite fictional priest [b]or other religious?[/b]
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[homeschoolmom]

[quote name='Old_Joe' post='1063581' date='Sep 15 2006, 03:27 PM']Who is your favorite fictional priest or other religious?

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In that case:
[img]http://tvmusic.topcities.com/graphics/2flying_nun.jpg[/img]

[OLAM Dad]

[quote name='Old_Joe' post='1063581' date='Sep 15 2006, 03:27 PM']
I didn't realize Frodo was a priest. I mean certainly he's a Christ-like figure in LOTR, but I don't remember hearing about priests being in Middle-Earth. The Istari maybe?
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Tolkien protrayed Christ as Priest, Prophet, and King in the LotR.

Frodo - Priest
Gandalf - Prophet
Aragorn - King

It was a bit of a stretch on my part to say he played a priest.

[puellapaschalis]

Does this mean that Legolas...wasn't divine?

Oh my.



Love and prayers,

PP

Edited September 15, 2006 by puellapaschalis

[OLAM Dad]

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[Cam42]

[quote name='Fulton Sheen Warrior' post='1063472' date='Sep 15 2006, 01:59 PM']
+JMJ+

The Priest (I can't remember his name) from the movie 'The Cardinal' and Fr. Michael William Logan from Alfred Hitchcock's 'I Confess'.
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The priest's name was Father/Msgr/Archbishop/Cardinal-Elect Stephen Fermoyle.

He is my favorite, although I have a soft spot for two others as well....

1. Alfeo Card. Quarengi from "The Cardinal" (played by Raf Valone)

2. Father/Msgr/Cardinal John Flaherty from the movie "Monsignor" (played by Christopher Reeve.

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1063033' date='Sep 14 2006, 11:19 PM']
And Fr. O'Malley [img]http://www.filmlinc.com/wrt_old/programs/7-2005/jpegs/bing-going-my-way.gif[/img]
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Fr. O'Malley rocks my socks.

[quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1063584' date='Sep 15 2006, 04:31 PM']
In that case:
[img]http://tvmusic.topcities.com/graphics/2flying_nun.jpg[/img]
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Wow...look how it's big in the front and small in the back...she's got a ramjet on her habit-plane.

[Old_Joe]

I'm surprised no one mentioned Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty from "The Scarlet and The Black."

[quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1063584' date='Sep 15 2006, 03:31 PM']
In that case:
[img]http://tvmusic.topcities.com/graphics/2flying_nun.jpg[/img]
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Is that the Flying Nun or possibly one of "God's Geese?"

[heavenseeker]

Fr. Tuck from Robbinhood