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BISHOPS' PRESIDENT BLASTS 'SOUTH PARK' EPISODE LAMPOONING MARY (Disgusting!)
Catholic News Service ^ | 12/19/2005 | Staff

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.


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To: Phantom Lord
I don't remember South Park ever making fun of Jesus. Can you provide some examples?

Jesus vs Santa over Christmas

Fight between Jesus and Satan. Everybody bet on Satan - who then lost becuase he took a dive after betting on Jesus

The episode where Jesus's miracles couldn't match David Blaine's

All seemingly acceptable, but let South Park mock people who believe in magical statues and WHAM!

661 posted on 12/28/2005 5:09:36 PM PST by Oztrich Boy (so natural to mankind is intolerance in whatever they really care about - J S Mill)
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To: seton89

;)


662 posted on 12/28/2005 5:09:48 PM PST by republicofdavis
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To: Stopislamnow

Lol - I know that. :P


664 posted on 12/28/2005 5:10:05 PM PST by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
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To: durasell

It is biting satire. You should try to wade through L. Ron Hubbard's "Mission Earth". Then watch South Park.

The kids complete irreverence of anything is refreshing. It let's you evaluate your positions from a different perspective.

I understand peoples complaints with the show. It is rough! (But brilliant.)


665 posted on 12/28/2005 5:10:26 PM PST by A.Hun (Democrats suck worse than ice storms.)
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To: Oztrich Boy

OK - turn around...

turn around...

;~D


666 posted on 12/28/2005 5:12:06 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/ 1,000 knives and counting!)
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To: MikeinIraq

It's formula humor. Goes like this:

A)Set up a convenient sacred cow.

B)Conflict in town regarding the cow and one or more of the construction paper characters.

C)Hit the usual cliches and then carry it into an extreme.

D)End conflict with commonsense saving the day through accomodation.


667 posted on 12/28/2005 5:12:55 PM PST by durasell (!)
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To: durasell

"I have watched numerous episodes of South Park and found nothing that funny in it."

So you are asserting that it is, in an objective sense, "not funny?" Surely you must be convinced by now that there are people, of above average intellect, who disagree. So why keep fighting the fight? I'm not trying to convince you that it is funny. That's subjective. But again, why waste so much energy on trying to convince me and others that I'm wrong?


668 posted on 12/28/2005 5:13:00 PM PST by republicofdavis
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To: durasell

actually you are wrong.

The conflict was the father's drinking problems, not the statue.

You really need to rewatch the episode.


670 posted on 12/28/2005 5:14:04 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: republicofdavis

So you are asserting that it is, in an objective sense, "not funny?" Surely you must be convinced by now that there are people, of above average intellect, who disagree. So why keep fighting the fight? I'm not trying to convince you that it is funny. That's subjective. But again, why waste so much energy on trying to convince me and others that I'm wrong?



Because I like comedy. I enjoy discussing it.


671 posted on 12/28/2005 5:14:41 PM PST by durasell (!)
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To: durasell

you supposedly LIKE comedy, but nothing in South Park makes you laugh?

Let me guess, you find watching paint dry funny huh?


673 posted on 12/28/2005 5:15:26 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: Oztrich Boy

You are RIGHT ON THE MONEY.


674 posted on 12/28/2005 5:15:28 PM PST by bonfire (dwindler)
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To: A.A. Cunningham
Moses himself became celibate within marriage after God's call. If you knew anything about the oral law of Kiddushin, to which both St. Joseph and the Blessed Mother were subject to, you'd realize that a conjugal life between them would have been an adulterous one. St. Joseph was prepared to divorce the Blessed Mother because of her pregnancy until he learned that her child was conceived of the Holy Ghost, yet people like you want the world to believe he became an adulterer following the birth of Christ.

You're a total nutcase, huh Archie?

675 posted on 12/28/2005 5:16:01 PM PST by humblegunner (If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
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To: humblegunner
Stoned any heretics lately, Ahmed?

Sure. Just PM me your address.

 




676 posted on 12/28/2005 5:17:29 PM PST by streetpreacher (If at the end of the day, 100% of both sides are not angry with me, I've failed.)
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To: MikeinIraq

My favorite form of comedy is stand up.

But I have seen very funny stuff on TV (not much, but some). Family Guy is funny and has an interesting format.


677 posted on 12/28/2005 5:17:39 PM PST by durasell (!)
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To: durasell

you like Family Guy but not South Park?

interesting....


678 posted on 12/28/2005 5:19:24 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: MikeinIraq

If you can't laugh at a 40 ft. antenna coming out your butt, what is funny?


679 posted on 12/28/2005 5:20:25 PM PST by A.Hun (Democrats suck worse than ice storms.)
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To: A.Hun

LOL


680 posted on 12/28/2005 5:22:21 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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