Critique of jesus and john wayne
So, if he were baptized, a family member would likely have a certificate if not, there is the permanent record in the church registry. I won't say that there is never a sacramental record that doesn't get filed properly, but it's very unusual and I promise you John Wayne's is not one of them, lol. If he was baptized or confirmed, there is record of it. The Catholic Church keeps records of every sacrament administered, in addition to giving the person a certificate of it. Careful statements about correlation and sociological and anthropological secondary literature are often missing. It is eminently readable, but there have been scholarly virtues traded for popular appeal. It's not really something that has to be in question, though. Jesus and John Wayne is a trade book, written for popular appeal and a broad readership. Wayne was so weak and near death that it is very unlikely that the archbishop could have raced through four other sacraments and then confirmation, even if he thought it was a good idea. If you are raised Catholic, this is commonly referred to as becoming an adult in the church. Catholic infants, after all, are baptized, and then considered members of the church.Ĭonfirmation is more of a decisive act by the person: yes, I know enough to commit to the church, yes, I will defend the faith, and various other things. Baptism is considered a gift to the person, a grace from God, the person being baptized is simply receiving, not taking action. Wayne wanted the visit, so I doubt he'd refuse baptism, and that is the only thing required to be a member of the Catholic church. The archbishop baptizing him is what is usually referenced, and I'd guess that actually did happen.
But it would have been a lower priority, coming after conditional baptism, confession, communion, and last rites. The archbishop could have given him the sacrament of confirmation, because he was dying. Others would likely say he did convert to Catholicism when he was dying at the hospital. You may want to keep a Google Books search of it in the back of your mind when it name comes up.
His BT daughter said no he didn’t convert at the end. Hidden underneath its snide tone, seeming scare quotes, profanity, and false theological assumptions, Jesus and John Wayne does well to document idolatry of masculinity and militarism in American evangelicalism, but I fear the meat is not worth the bones for most of our readers.