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Rebel Hearts

There are letters from theArchdiocese asking Corita not to depict the holy family...

There are letters from the
Archdiocese asking Corita not to depict the holy family because
it was disturbing to parishioners. So, she is kind of forced
to move into the direction that she moved into with her work,
where she was using a lot more text and she was using figures
because she was forbidden from depicting
the holy family, specifically

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There are letters from the Archdiocese asking Corita
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not to depict the holy family because it was disturbing to parishioners.
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So, she is kind of forced to move into the direction
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that she moved into with her work, where she was using a lot more text
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and she was using figures because she was forbidden
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from depicting the holy family, specifically.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:57
Uploaded
May 22, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Anchor Entertainment,Level Forward,Artemis Rising,XTR,Whitewater Films,Quiet,Merman

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Movie Summary

A look at Los Angeles's Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, nuns who challenged the patriarchal conventions of the Catholic Church 50 years ago and are still taking a stand today.
The '60s were a time when people were saying, - Rebel Hearts 00:23
The '60s were a time when people were saying,
So, at a certain point, the cardinal started censoring the faculty. - Rebel Hearts 00:07
So, at a certain point, the cardinal started censoring the f...
[Francis] The problem with Immaculate Heart College was that it was - Rebel Hearts 00:12
[Francis] The problem with Immaculate Heart College was that...
It's very ordinary for churches and schools - Rebel Hearts 00:09
It's very ordinary for churches and schools
[Marian] Mary's Day had been a very formal occasion. - Rebel Hearts 00:08
[Marian] Mary's Day had been a very formal occasion.
I guess it was the first year that - Rebel Hearts 00:05
I guess it was the first year that
Corita herself came along and said... - Rebel Hearts 00:04
Corita herself came along and said...
And she said, "Isn't Mary's Day kind of trite - Rebel Hearts 00:16
And she said, "Isn't Mary's Day kind of trite
Well, this Mary's Day, I guess you could say that about all - Rebel Hearts 00:14
Well, this Mary's Day, I guess you could say that about...
We would try to have a theme each year, - Rebel Hearts 00:11
We would try to have a theme each year,
Mary's Day was lots of fun. - Rebel Hearts 00:33
Mary's Day was lots of fun.
It was picked up very quickly by the newspapers and magazines. - Rebel Hearts 00:13
It was picked up very quickly by the newspapers and magazine...
The cardinal talked about Mary's Day being a scandalous thing. - Rebel Hearts 00:10
The cardinal talked about Mary's Day being a scandalous...
It wasn't his cup of tea, shall we say. [laughs] - Rebel Hearts 00:25
It wasn't his cup of tea, shall we say. [laughs]
I mean, that cardinal was not gonna put up with those uppity women. - Rebel Hearts 00:04
I mean, that cardinal was not gonna put up with those uppity...
The Immaculate Heart sisters, and all of these new ideas, - Rebel Hearts 00:18
The Immaculate Heart sisters, and all of these new ideas,
That series was received publicly like wildfire. - Rebel Hearts 00:20
That series was received publicly like wildfire.
The most dramatic moment of Cardinal McIntyre's - Rebel Hearts 00:09
The most dramatic moment of Cardinal McIntyre's
The general counsel was having its meeting and the cardinal - Rebel Hearts 00:25
The general counsel was having its meeting and the cardinal
[church bell rings] - Rebel Hearts 00:18
[church bell rings]