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.

[FerdieMurphy]

Toleration of this filth heaped upon the Roman Catholic Church and the Blessed Virgin Mary is sinful. All Christians should be angered by this blasphemy.

There would never be an episode on South Park that would show the muslims' allah engaged in some perversion.

[humblegunner]

Know a lot about Southpark, do you?

[Blzbba]

"There would never be an episode on South Park that would show the muslims' allah engaged in some perversion."


Not only would there be, there already HAS been. You obviously don't watch "South Park", which is the best solution for those who dislike the show.

[Stone Mountain]

There would never be an episode on South Park that would show the muslims' allah engaged in some perversion.

Bzzzt! Sorry. Thanks for playing.

[Texas Eagle]

Only imbeciles watch South Park. The show doesn't need any free publicity.

[Onelifetogive]

"South Park" that he said showed Mary in "a tasteless and ugly fashion."

News-Flash - South Park shows EVERYTHING in "a tasteless and ugly fashion."

[GSWarrior]

Yes, but they are conservative imbeciles.

[Phantom Lord]

There would never be an episode on South Park that would show the muslims' allah engaged in some perversion.

You don't watch South Park do you?

And this Roman Catholic is a huge South Park fan.

[mc6809e]

Toleration of this filth heaped upon the Roman Catholic Church and the Blessed Virgin Mary is sinful. All Christians should be angered by this blasphemy. There would never be an episode on South Park that would show the muslims' allah engaged in some perversion.

Well, I think we know what the Muslims' response would be -- you just gave us a sample.

[balch3]

It's amazing how so many so called conservatives on FR like this show.

[untrained skeptic]

There would never be an episode on South Park that would show the muslims' allah engaged in some perversion.

Actually South Park is very much an equal opportunity offender.

They don't coddle any group.

I didn't see this episode, but from the sounds of it it was definitely offensive.

However, claims that they are specifically anti-Christian are baseless.

[pogo101]

That episode, like all episodes, begins with:

In brief, the show is promising, is SEEKING to be, offensive.

[Mr. Mojo]

South Park doesn't discrimminate -- they blast everyone and everything. ...and Muslims are not exempt.

To the thin-skinned: Don't watch it.

[richmwill]

Um- yeah, they have. It's not a "Waahh, poor us- they ONLY attack me!" situation at all.

[Phantom Lord]

I didn't see this episode, but from the sounds of it it was definitely offensive.

I have seen the show, and it was far more a rip on AA than anything else.

[johniegrad]

Only imbeciles watch South Park.

Whew!! Glad I've never seen it although I suppose I could still be an imbecile anyway.

[Howlin]

Pingaroo.

[pogo101]

It's amazing how many so-called conservatives decide that anyone who likes a show they don't, therefore is not conservative.

I think the show's an offensive, raunchy but hilarious skewering of many cultural sacred cows, most of which are liberal, not conservative.