Hail Mary (film) psychanalyse." "Hail Mary"'s religious themes and scenes of full frontal nudity offended some Christians. Pope John Paul II criticized the film saying that it "deeply wounds the religious sentiments of believers." Protesters showed up at some theaters on opening night. The film had only 353,877 admissions in French movie theaters. It was banned in Argentina and Brazil. "Hail Mary" received mixed reviews, including one in the "New York Times" that characterized the film as "not especially provocative or entertaining", but also called it "an utterly serious attempt to examine the nature of relations between women and men and the possibility
Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church and memorials in the General Roman Calendar of the Catholic Church are: A large number of titles to honor Mary or ask for her intercession are used by Roman Catholics. While "Mater Dei" (i.e. "Mother of God" as confirmed by the First Council of Ephesus, 431) is common in Latin, a large number of other titles have been used by Roman Catholics – far more than any other Christians. Titles used to refer to the Virgin Mary throughout history, at times reflect the changing attitudes towards her. "Domina" (lady), "Regina" (queen) and "Stella Maris" (star of the sea) are some