Why Watching MMA Strips Human Dignity

The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

Ascension

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.9 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2017

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes the forms of entertainment we choose to watch raise important moral questions. In this episode, Fr. Mike puts the sport of mixed martial arts on trial for its glorification of unnecessary violence. He distinguishes between the ability to defend yourself and forcing someone into submission through physical strength. Drawing from Christ’s example of meekness, Fr. Mike explains how martial arts as a discipline can be noble while mixed martial arts as entertainment is not.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz and this is Ascentra Presents.
0:06.9	I think I heard somewhere someone told me that MMA as a sports fan base is growing faster
0:15.0	than any other sport at the moment.
0:16.9	I'm not sure if that's true, but that is a statistic that I heard somewhere, whether
0:22.0	it's reliable or not, is irrelevant.
0:25.7	What is relevant is it's real and it's here and people want to know.
0:29.8	As a Catholic Christian, can I participate in or support mixed martial arts?
0:35.8	Can I be a fan of UFC?
0:37.9	Great question.
0:38.9	In order to answer this, I want to start with a couple things.
0:41.9	One, do I think that as a culture, we are a little bit too comfortable.
0:47.1	Yes.
0:48.1	Do I think as a culture, we need some more discipline.
0:50.1	Yes.
0:51.1	Do I think as a culture, it would be good if all of us knew how to defend ourselves.
0:54.2	Absolutely.
0:55.2	Do I think as a culture that every person in our culture should know how to fight.
0:59.6	Yep, I do.
1:00.6	I don't know if that's my personal father, my opinion.
1:03.6	Do I think as a culture, we should all know how to be trained in and know how to use guns.
1:08.3	I do.
1:09.3	No.
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