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"HIT SEX HARD!" 225 timating the Catholic hierarchy would purloin his bouncy story of the Virgin Mary and institute it as the ex-cathedra version. At any rate it aroused new awe for his brothers sprightly egoism. DeMille's fondness for Father Lord lost some of its edge; the priest's behavior in recent months was causing him to wonder whether he might not have been mistaken in his original estimate of the man. If you have to give Father Lord a copy of the draft to study, I would not leave it with him for any length of time. I suggest that you remain there in St Louis while he studies it, and then take it back. When we have a finished manuscript... we will be glad to send Father Lord a copy to study, In previous talks the priest had urged upon DeMille the possibility he was treading on dangerous ground: If you do a film on Mary, you run the risk of offending both Protestants and the Catholics. If you present her beautifully, Protestants will accuse you of being pro-Catholic. And if the film has the slightest element that Catholics think unfitting to associate with Mary, you will hear such an outcry that youTl be forced to run for shelter. You see> we Catholics feel we own the Blessed Virgin. On his arrival in St. Louis, Bill learned Father Lord was out of the city. He proceeded to Washington and sat down with the learned Sheen. The lengthy conference sparkled with a pleasant interchange of ideas. Bishop Sheen's real feelings toward the script were not known; he devoted the entire time to explaining the accepted idioms and rituals. He did not indi- cate to what extent, if any, he was disturbed by the sensitive portions of the story. Bill was overjoyed. He reported to Cecil by letter that all had gone famously with Sheen, pointing out, however, he felt the bishop may have been "a bit shocked by the comedy references to the bridegroom's eagerness to get to his bride.* It did appear