Hesburgh (2018)

Hesburgh: Directed by Patrick Creadon. With Theodore Hesburgh, Robert Sam Anson, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton. Amidst some of the most tumultuous times in our nation’s history, Rev. Theodore Hesburgh finds himself in the eye of the storm as he works to advance the causes of peace and equal rights.

“Fr Hesburgh being arm-in-arm with MLK is amazing, but as a priest, his career at Notre Dame overall, was secular, not priestly. At his worst, he betrayed the Catholic Church, he broke with his vow of obedience and called it good. This documentary tries to makes him look holy, blessed, a counter cultural hero. At times he probably was those things, but his life as presented here, does not get my vote of u0026#39;herou0026#39;. He more often or more strongly has likely contributed to the disintegration and immorality of universities in America. If the documentary admitted these things, or offered an opposing viewpoint, Iu0026#39;d have rated this film higher. The opening preview trailers on the Hesburgh DVD prep you with rapid fire impacts from the political left. These are several u0026#39;Music Boxu0026#39; films previews which could have been funded by wealthy Democrats. The Hesburgh documentary is very left leaning, Nancy Pelosi is insightful, Nixon the villan. Most of the talking heads and historical figures mentioned loved Fr Hesburgh without question. A bit lopsided. Hesburgh is shown in this documentary as not choosing sides, as being a bridge builder, but thatu0026#39;s just a ruse of war.”