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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: Howlin

This is a funny thread. I've never seen this show. I've also never seen adults get so testy about a cartoon.


61 posted on 12/28/2005 1:28:06 PM PST by johniegrad
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To: kevinjdeanna
I suppose when the entire cultural elite essentially makes its living taking potshots at Christianity, when South Park does it, it just seems unoriginal.

That part of the episode wasn't taking potshots at Christianity, it was taking potshots at idolatry. People who think that statues of things are magical is as pagan as it gets. Those who see images of holy figures in food, or think that carved items crying blood is a divine act, are looking for earthly idols, not God.

I'll admit that South Park wasn't very gentle about making that point, but 'tact' was never really their strong suit.

62 posted on 12/28/2005 1:28:16 PM PST by Steel Wolf (If the Founders had wanted the President to be spying on our phone calls, they would have said so!)
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To: Zavien Doombringer

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


63 posted on 12/28/2005 1:28:28 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: Texas Eagle
I have never watched southpark. What is funny is watching those that emmulate it by repeating the voices or dialog...
64 posted on 12/28/2005 1:28:57 PM PST by Zavien Doombringer (Have you gotten your Viking Kittie Patch today? http://www.visualops.com/patch.html)
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To: FerdieMurphy

I love Southpark...Woodland Critter Christmas is still one of my favorites. I bet you wouldn't like this one either...



Chicadee-ey: You think God would have sex with a porcupine? No only Satan, Prince of Darkness would do that!

Foxy: This is cause for celebration! Let's sacrifice Rabbitty and eat his flesh!

Rabbitty: Yay! Sacrifice me to the devil!

Critters: Yay! Yeah!
(Beary gets a cement cart with inscriptions and a red star. Rabbitty hops on it. Beary takes a knife and inserts it into Rabbitty's chest, making a long incision down his stomach. Everyone grabs a part of him.)

Chickadee-ee: Drink his blood! Drink his blood!
(Everyone has a part of the rabbit to eat. Stan looks mortified.)

Squirrelly: (Dancing in blood) Yay! Blood orgy!

Critters: Blood orgy, yay!
(Everyone starts screwing, some of them in the ear. Evil, satanic music is heard. So is a disgusting, gooey squishy sound.)

Critters: What a special time and a special day, a Woodland Critter Christmas!

Squirrelly: Hail Satan!


65 posted on 12/28/2005 1:29:02 PM PST by baclava
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To: Phantom Lord

How about Jesus vs. Santa


66 posted on 12/28/2005 1:29:18 PM PST by Zavien Doombringer (Have you gotten your Viking Kittie Patch today? http://www.visualops.com/patch.html)
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To: balch3
It's amazing how so many so called conservatives on FR like this show.

That just goes to prove that imbeciles come in all political orientations.

67 posted on 12/28/2005 1:29:30 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: Texas Eagle

and again...

Shove it PRIG


68 posted on 12/28/2005 1:29:59 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: GSWarrior

I totally agree. They take NO prisoners and really do give it to the left better than any show I have ever seen. Political Correctness has been DEAD on this show since episode one and people should not be shocked or feign be offended by anything Matt and Trey do.


69 posted on 12/28/2005 1:30:11 PM PST by JerseyDvl ("Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"-Samuel Johnson to the Dems of today.)
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To: SquirrelKing

I don't want to get along with a lot of these purists. It's damn embarassing for FR; a stereotype, if you will.


70 posted on 12/28/2005 1:30:33 PM PST by Howlin (Defeatism may have its partisan uses, but it is not justified by the facts. - GWB, 12/18/05)
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To: MikeinIraq

http://www.udayton.edu/mary/questions/yq/yq195.html


71 posted on 12/28/2005 1:30:50 PM PST by balch3
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To: Phantom Lord

post 60?


72 posted on 12/28/2005 1:31:02 PM PST by Zavien Doombringer (Have you gotten your Viking Kittie Patch today? http://www.visualops.com/patch.html)
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To: Quick1

You don't think he's funny?

Are you sure you're a conservative????? / sarcasm off!

:-)


73 posted on 12/28/2005 1:31:13 PM PST by Howlin (Defeatism may have its partisan uses, but it is not justified by the facts. - GWB, 12/18/05)
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To: Phantom Lord
I don't remember South Park ever making fun of Jesus. Can you provide some examples?

No, but as you probably remember, they did rip Tom Cruise and Scientology pretty good.

74 posted on 12/28/2005 1:31:15 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (It is easy to call for a pi$$ing contest when you aren't going to be in the line of fire.)
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To: GSWarrior
To answer your question why is it so hard to see that many people would think un-highly of storylines such as a statue blood

As the tagline on this thread says, many would find it disgusting.

75 posted on 12/28/2005 1:31:16 PM PST by tallhappy (Juntos Podemos!)
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To: tortoise
You are very confused about what "righteous indignation" is.

Still with it, eh? This response was righteous indignation as well.

76 posted on 12/28/2005 1:32:13 PM PST by tallhappy (Juntos Podemos!)
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To: FerdieMurphy

of Spokane, Wash..... on the good side of the state


77 posted on 12/28/2005 1:32:30 PM PST by showme_the_Glory (No more rhyming, and I mean it! ..Anybody got a peanut.....)
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To: johniegrad

These aren't adults; adults have common sense.

The Brown Shirts love criticizing stuff they READ about, not having seen it themselves; you know, sort of like liberals do.


78 posted on 12/28/2005 1:32:37 PM PST by Howlin (Defeatism may have its partisan uses, but it is not justified by the facts. - GWB, 12/18/05)
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To: FerdieMurphy
The guys who created Southpark are smart enough to know the only way they can bash Islamofascists is to spread it around to other religions.
79 posted on 12/28/2005 1:32:59 PM PST by msnimje (The World has a hideous and invasive cancer and needs a radical muslimechtomy.)
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To: Zavien Doombringer
As you stated above, you have never seen it. So how do you know Jesus vs. Santa was making fun of Jesus?

What it actually did was show that Americans have forgoten Jesus and turned to Santa on Christmas.

Maybe you will try again with Jesus vs. Satan in their boxing match or Jesus's Cable Access show.

80 posted on 12/28/2005 1:33:02 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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