Don't judge a show by it's religion?

Telenovelas are Latin American soap operas. Most of these shows are unrealistic, violent, & sex-infused (& a bit ethnocentric). This is one is a bit interesting.


La Rosa De Guadalupe (Rose of Guadalupe) is a weekly Mexican television series. Actually, in all honesty The show isn't really a telenovela since the episodes aren't connected to each other & they're far too tame.
It's more like a after-school special series! The episodes follow this formula:
1.A person or more is affected by a controversial issue (gang,bullying, abuse)
2.they later in desperation pray to the Virgin Mary,
3.a white rose materializes out of the heavens,
4. after a while they receive a revelation cued by wind on their closed eye faces & music
5. This empowers them to solve their problem & later a monologue is given on the issue.
Why did I find this interesting? It was because of a particular episode.

A middle schoolgirl is raped after school by a boy who she turned down for dating. She tells her mother & grandmother who try to get get justice for her. The way this girl is treated throughout the episode is awful. The prosecutor accuses her of lying at first & of "leading the boy on". Her classmates ,who are best described as callous harpies, call her a whore & shriek at her just for showing up to audition at a play.
Luckily, her best friend comforts & cheers her up. Without her, it would've been much worse.
The teacher is also sympathetic...at first.

The girl discovers later she is pregnant. The mother & grandmother want her to get an abortion to not ruin her life. At this point, I thought "It is a catholic show, she'll choose life". The teacher is pro-life & tries to convince her to keep the baby. How? By scaring her & telling her lies about abortion such as saying she'll likely die! The doctor did however tell it's her choice & she did choose life. Her daughter grows up to be a great person & she does finally find peace after learning to move past her rape.

The pro-choice message the show send wasn't expected by me. It was far different then the Roman Catholic Church would approve. Better advice than "DON'T ABORT" which is more like a command. I hope this show keeps it's progressive approach. As it says "No one can make the decision but you"