Videogamers are not a single group. Some of us are Republicans, gay, disabled, ethnic minorities, not from America, or even Christian. So as I followed a Game Politics story about a couple of blogs taking issue with EA's crass publicity stunt in which they hired actors to pretend to be outraged Christians, I was delighted to discover a review of Soulcalibur IV on a blog called Catholic Videogamers.
One of the contributors is Andy Kirchoff, a seminary student. He'll be a priest in six years. And he's an avid player of Soulcalibur IV. In his review, he brings up Pope Benedict's 2007 address to the media, in which he said:
"any trend to produce programs and products - including animated films and video games - which in the name of entertainment exalt violence and portray anti-social behavior or the trivialization of human sexuality, is a perversion"
Woo!
If you read that right, what he's actually saying is that video games shouldn't ever focus solely on violence OR sex. See, his logical conclusion is that "[a game] in the name of entertainment [that exalts] violence and portray anti-social behavior [and] the trivialization of human sexuality, is [not] a perversion."
On top of it, he commanded Stormtroopers and can shoot lightning from his hands. Best. Pope. Ever.