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 'hero'. 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, I'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 'Music Box' 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 that's just a ruse of war.
Review of Hesburgh
