BISHOPS' PRESIDENT BLASTS 'SOUTH PARK' EPISODE LAMPOONING MARY (Disgusting!)

Catholic News Service ^ | 12/19/2005 | Staff

[FerdieMurphy]

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The president of the U.S. bishops blasted a recent episode of the cable television comedy "South Park" that he said showed Mary in "a tasteless and ugly fashion."

In a Dec. 14 letter to Tom Freston, co-president and chief operating officer of Viacom International, parent company of Comedy Central, the cable channel that shows "South Park," Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., said the channel showed "extreme insensitivity" in choosing to show the episode.

The episode, which first was shown Dec. 7 and had repeat showings in the week following, was titled "Bloody Mary." During the episode, a "South Park" character claims to have been sprayed with blood from a bodily orifice of a Virgin Mary statue.

When Pope Benedict XVI investigates in the show, he declares that she was merely menstruating. The episode's premiere date came the day before the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation for Catholics.

[yellowdoghunter]

Christianity is blasphemed, but not other religions.

That is not surprising to me. No one I know is interested in toilet-bowl humor anyway.

[oldleft]

I think we can stand criticism, but about 90% of people hammering South Park here have never seen the show, or are lying about it.

[Antoninus]

South Park is meant for adolescents aged 50 and under. Adults need not concern themselves.

[fhlh]

Was that episode REALLY making fun of Jesus, or was there a subtler point to it? Like maybe the fact that we've replaced Jesus with Santa

exactly... but remember... only Conservative Imbeciles get the subtle points and underlying messages in South Park... It's the 'smart' conservatives that don't.... go figure.

[Phantom Lord]

And mormons are "dum, dum, dum, dum, dum." Though they are the only ones to get into heaven.

[churchillbuff]

Moses appears to Jewish children as a huge light, ala "Tron" Muslims speak in some incoherent tongue, "Hurka Durka""""

Neither of those is blasphemy, along the lines of the Virgin episode as described in this post.

[MeanWestTexan]

"Christianity is blasphemed, but not other religions."

Well except Judaism, buddism, islam, and (recently) scientolgy.

[MikefromOhio]

no i consider those that haven't seen anything related to the episode or the show itself uptight.

And hypocritical.

[wireman]

Only imbeciles watch South Park

You have that all wrong... Only morons DON'T watch it.

[rwfromkansas]

He is considered a mere man and is seen as weak.

But, because the show is hilarious, I don't care about that theological stuff.

[Howlin]

That is not surprising to me.

You have read 200 posts that fly in the face of what churchillbluff said, and still you agree with an out and out lie. Your agenda's showing.

[Phantom Lord]

Since you have never seen the show, I will explain it. Since the beginning of the show Cartman has told Kyle that that Jews killed Jesus. Kyle refused to believe this. He finally went and saw The Passion of the Christ and was overcome with grief that yes, the Jews had killed Jesus, and worse, Cartman was right.

[TheCrusader]

Thanks for posting this, it turned out to be very eye-opening for me. Not only because it reveals that the various media attack against Christianity is getting more blasphemous, vicious and bold, but because many of those who call themselves "Catholic" or "Christian" have become a major part of the problem themselves.

These are the same people who wonder why our faith is under constant attack and is being suppressed in America, yet are amused by this filth instead of feeling outraged and fighting back against it. I'm sorry that you're getting flamed by all these fine, conservative Christians in here. Maybe we're both learing a lesson today.

[TheBigB]

"Sir...step out of the car."

[oldleft]

How is making fun of people who worship bleeding statues blasphemy?

[rwfromkansas]

If you have watched the show, you would realize that Islam has gotten it a well.

The Jews get it all the time.

[Texas Eagle]

This is really quotes from the show?

Those are quotes from someone who replied to my post about the low-class nature of the show.

It wouldn't surprise me if those are direct quotes from the show. I wouldn't expect a South Park afficianado to come up with his or her own zingers.

[Wormwood]

How is making fun of people who worship bleeding statues blasphemy?

We have a winner!

[motzman]

" Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" SO SAYETH THE SHEPHARD!!!



"So sayeth The Flock!


THUD!

[MikefromOhio]

you are the person calling those that watch South Park 'imbeciles'.

It appears that you are the one that can't take any sort of criticism.....