Portrayals of God in popular media was Irvine Welsh's "The Granton Star Cause", which portrayed God as drunken and abusive. Ironically, the campaign backfired, only serving the advertise the film more widely. The role of God is a difficult one to play, and also a difficult one to cast. The casting of Alanis Morissette as God in "Dogma" was influenced by the singer's own public dialogue with her faith, as expressed in her songs. The casting of African American Morgan Freeman as God in "Bruce Almighty" took the movie stereotype of a "black angel" to a new level. On the subject of playing the role, Ella
Dogma in the Catholic Church Creed is a part of Sunday liturgy. Because many Protestant Churches have retained the older versions of the Creed, ecumenical working groups are meeting to discuss the Creed as the basis for better understandings of dogma. Dogma in the Catholic Church In the Catholic Church, a dogma is a definitive article of faith "(de fide)" that has been solemnly promulgated by the college of bishops at an ecumenical council or by the pope when speaking in a statement "ex cathedra", in which the magisterium of the Church presents a particular doctrine as necessary for the belief of all Catholic faithful.