Catholic Legion of Decency
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The Catholic Legion of Decency was a U.S. Catholic organization founded in the 1930s that sought to combat immorality in films by rating and pressuring Hollywood productions according to strict moral standards.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic organization
→
film censorship organization → pressure group → |
| activeInDecade |
1930s
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1940s → 1950s → 1960s → |
| activity |
advising Catholic audiences on film choices
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issuing public condemnations of films → lobbying film studios → organizing boycotts of objectionable films → rating motion pictures for moral content → |
| CMeans | condemned → |
| collaboratedWith |
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
→
surface form: "U.S. Catholic bishops"
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| declinePeriod | 1960s → |
| fieldOfWork |
film morality
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media ethics → |
| focus |
blasphemy in films
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depictions of marriage and family → sexual content in films → violence in films → |
| founded | 1933 → |
| hadImpactOn |
film distribution in heavily Catholic areas
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studio decisions about film content → |
| headquartersLocation |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| ideology | Catholic moral conservatism → |
| influenced |
Hollywood film production codes
→
Motion Picture Production Code →
surface form: "Motion Picture Production Code enforcement"
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| laterName |
Catholic Legion of Decency
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surface form: "National Catholic Office for Motion Pictures"
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| opposed |
adultery portrayed sympathetically
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nudity in films → profanity in films → ridicule of religion in films → |
| opposedBy |
free speech advocates
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some filmmakers and producers → |
| organizedBy | American Catholic hierarchy → |
| pledgeDescription | Catholics pledged to avoid films rated as condemned → |
| purpose |
combat perceived immorality in motion pictures
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influence Hollywood film content → promote Catholic moral standards in film → |
| ratingDescription |
A rating indicated a film was morally unobjectionable
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B rating indicated a film was morally objectionable in part → C rating indicated a film was condemned → |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form: "Roman Catholic Church"
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| requiredPledgeFrom | Catholic laity → |
| usedRatingSystem |
A rating
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B rating → C rating → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "National Catholic Office for Motion Pictures"
this entity surface form: "Catholic Legion of Decency (informally influenced)"