I commend McDonough for refusing to do the hardcore stuff. Catholic or not, I have never been comfortable with many of today’s films and TV shows that go… all… the… way! Glad someone in Hollywood has taken a stand against smut.
Cheers,
Dan N.

Amen! Someone who stands up for morality! I can’t wait to see it.

But his doing sex scenes as an actor shouldn’t be a problem. Sexuality is a natural part of human experience, and art should be completely free to explore that experience, no holds barred, or it isn’t art. Which is, or should be, the problem: these tv shows aren’t art; they simply exploit our prurience for the sake of making money. If it’s immoral to represent immorality in art, then what about Dante? And if an actor is not willing to explore all human experience as an actor in a drama, I would tend to think that he or she is an incompetent actor.

Jim,
So if an actor is not willing to urinate and crap onscreen he is not a competent actor? It’s a natural part of the human experience. God intended sexuality as both a unitive and procreative between spouses and not as a public act that can cause others to sin. Sin is in the will which is why someone can commit adultery without actually having sex with another person while married. Most Hollywood sex scenes rarely advance the plot in any significant way and do not make the storytelling any better. You can certainly show people falling in love without them having sex onscreen. I find your definition of art rather odd since beauty is not in it. It sounds more like license than anything.

I didn’t offer a definition of art, Jeff, and if we can’t talk without just trying to insult one another and deliberately misread and misstate one another’s viewpoints, we should probably not talk, since we’re obviously not trying to understand one another. My mistake for posting my first post, I’m afraid. My apologies to the Deacon.

Jim you are a fool. Your words clearly say that you define what art is, and if others don’t agree well then “they” don’t know art.

“But his doing sex scenes as an actor shouldn’t be a problem. Sexuality is a natural part of human experience, and art should be completely free to explore that experience, no holds barred”
Are you serious here? Are you kidding? That hs to be one of the most bizarre statements I have seen here.

Way to go Mr. Mcdonough.Does not the “lead us not into temptation” phrase mean anything? Why is it so many that co-star in a movie, engage in the steamy scenes, then end up divorcing their spouses shortly following the completion of the movie? Neal you are living your faith and are to be commended by all good Christians for your exemplary character!

Am I the only one who noticed the plot of the new show? A retired cop-turned-priest who’s “cleaning up the streets of LA one sinner at a time”?
How awesome is that! How many young men will watch this and become attracted to the priesthood by the glamorous portrayal of it as a crusade against evil? I can answer that with another question: How many police officers and detectives became what they are because of watching cop shows and detective shows growing up?
While the reality of the priesthood will be what these young men ultimately fall in love with, they will be brought to the seminaries by the promise of high speed chases, tense interrogations, adventures, harrowing escapes, … Heck, it makes me want to be a priest and I’m married!
Anything that paints a priest as a hero, even a super hero, in the modern context, done tastefully, is a good idea in my book.

All actors have a choice in the rolls they take. “Love scenes” can be played with taste or totally without taste. Personally, I find Mc Donough very good looking and I’d watch him walk a dog if that is what the script called for! )

Perhaps he can use Father Corapi as a role model.

Wow. SOunds familiar…..

I am so excited to hear this. I have always loved your acting, Mr. McDonough, and there are almost no actors in this country who are faithful to God. I am so proud of you, sir, and I pray that God blesses your efforts in Hollywood. It will truly be a battle, but with God on your side, I’m sure it can be done. I, frankly, don’t understand why Hollywood has stooped so low. I can hardly take my kids to see a movie these days due to all the bad language–even in PG-13 movies. As far as the sex, I don’t know why they have to be so graphic. They know that people have built up a tolerance to the level of violence in movies, so they’ve had to make them more and more violent in order to get a reaction.
The same goes for sex. I mean one can only get so naked, and after a couple times the mystery is gone. Where do they go from there to get a reaction? Porn seems to be the only other avenue This has affected the whole moral fiber of our country. People are so in love with that rush of hormones, That they have to change partners every time that rush goes away.
Anyway, please let the Christian community know what projects you are doing, so we can support you. God Bless You and Your family.

i like it