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According to Webster, Dogma, is the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, ideology or any kind of organization, thought to be authoritative and not to be disputed or doubted. While in the context of religion the term is largely descriptive, outside of religion its current usage tends to carry a pejorative connotation, referring to concepts as being "established" only according to a particular point of view, and thus one of doubtful foundation. Kevin Smith's 1998 comedy is a theological deliberation in an ironically interesting and slightly crude way. Smith states that he named the movie "Dogma" Because it's a double-edged sword. "Dogma can be a good thing, and for the wrong people it's a bad thing; and that's what the movie points out very clearly: that in the wrong hands dogma is bad"
The movie includes many issues revolving around Catholic Theology such as free will and an absent God. Also, the protagonist is a Catholic who goes to church, angels appearing and a Catholic cardinal causes the problem. Even the controversy around the film suggested it was primarily a Catholics representation. The Catholic League of America stridently objected to the film’s sacred content and called it anti-Catholic. Kevin Smith admits he had a particularly Catholic message for audiences: Dogma is a story of the depravity of institutional religion and the benefits of a personal spirituality.
Two fallen angels, Bartleby and Loki, try to exploit a loophole in the Bible so they can get back into Heaven and God plan's to stop them. In the days of the Old Testament, the two angels were ejected from Heaven by God to spend the rest of human history on Earth. Loki, formerly the Angel of Death, carries out the 10th Plague, slaughtering the first-born in Egypt. Afterwards, he invites Bartleby out for an "after work" cocktail. During their drunken stopper, they have a heated discussion on whether or not murder in the name of God is justified. Their debate ends...