My father was a volunteer with the Legion of Decency. Men would go to stores with certificates for store owners to put in their windows saying that their establishment does not sell (or at least display) pornography. The Legion didn’t last long (why I don’t know but have my suspicions) but the mission did work. Even Hollywood reacted to a degree.
California Catholic Daily: Many of this year’s Oscar-nominated films would likely have been stamped “condemned” if they were made during the era of the Catholic Legion of Decency, according to Catholic film critic Pauline Sister Rose Pacatte, host of a month-long film series in March aired by Turner Classic Movies. More here.
