in the same episode that this screen capture was from they show osama bin laden french kissing a camel
Posted on 12/28/2005 1:12:12 PM PST by 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.
It is a rough show. I turn it off on occasion. The satire is unbelievable though.
Upgrade your comedy.
You obviously selectively read Calvin. That's your modus operandi.
"Helvidius displayed excessive ignorance in concluding that Mary must have had many sons, because Christ's 'brothers' are sometimes mentioned."
John Calvin Harmony of Matthew, Mark & Luke, sec. 39 Geneva, 1562
"The inference he [Helvidius] drew from it was, that Mary remained a virgin no longer than till her first birth, and that afterwards she had other children by her husband . . . No just and well-grounded inference can be drawn from these words . . . as to what took place after the birth of Christ. He is called 'first-born'; but it is for the sole purpose of informing us that he was born of a virgin . . . What took place afterwards the historian does not inform us . . . No man will obstinately keep up the argument, except from an extreme fondness for disputation."
Calvin's Commentaries, tr. William Pringle, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1949 Vol I pg. 107
"Under the word 'brethren' the Hebrews include all cousins and other relations, whatever may be the degree of affinity."
ibid Vol I pg. 283
Something else you've obviously skipped.
"Because He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed." Luke 1:48 emphasis added for your much needed edification.
in the same episode that this screen capture was from they show osama bin laden french kissing a camel
Deep!
Read the article. It should clear things up for you.
That's not true! I'm part of their fanbase, and I've never been offended.
(Waaaaiiit a minute....!)
Broaden your horizon.
I took time off from this busy thread to watch one of my favorite episodes, "Christmas in Canada."
A classic!
"Upgrade your comedy."
Why? Why do you feel the need to tell me to do this? I'm satisfied with my comedic choices. I frankly can't understand why so many feel the need to criticize those who enjoy this show.
I have watched the show.
The bottomline line with comedy is this: If you're not invested in the subject matter, the comedy doesn't work. Kinison didn't brilliant religious comedy because he was deeply invested in it from his days as a preacher. Dennis Leary is invested in it as a Catholic.
The South Park guys are invested in nothing but the pablum of pop culture.
Goodnight, y'all! I have beer in the fridge, and episodes of South Park waiting for me on my DVR.
I disagree heartily!
Because South Park compared to good comedy is the difference between eating a piece of prime rib as opposed to a fuzzy hotdog found behind a bus terminal radiator.
So... we should take advice on whether South Park is any good from someone who doesn't watch it.
That'd be as silly as taking advice on how to get to heaven from people who have never been there themselves...
Oh - wait... we do that ;~D
Read the article. It should clear things up for you.
(G)odless immoral garbage = stuff you don't like?
My but aren't you the virtuous one. Stoned any heretics lately, Ahmed?
I'm getting in late on this. First I happened to be surfing around on the dish that night and clicked on that show. As soon as I saw what was happening I was sickened and changed channels.
Second, Did they have a show where muhammad was raping a 10 or 11yr.old girl? Thats is what he did when he was around???
Maybe that's how the Temple was cleared.
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