ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY DENOUNCES GIBSON FILM AS PRO-CHRISTIAN

Iconoclast ^ | 3-22-04 | William Grim

[FlyLow]

(London)-In his homily yesterday during a memorial service for Palestinian suicide bombers, the Right Reverend Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, denounced Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" as being "overtly pro-Christian."

"This film is going to have a devastating effect on Anglicanism worldwide," said Reverend Williams. "Impressionable persons may be unduly influenced and actually begin attending church. And it would be a great tragedy if the Church had to divert its precious resources away from protesting against capitalism and democracy and use them instead for religious purposes." The Archbishop became angry at this point and interjected," I didn't enter the ministry to promote the so-called Gospel of someone who allegedly lived 2000 years ago. I became a priest in order to empower gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transsexuals, heathens and persons with a fondness for sheep!"

In related news, the Right reverend Percy Bigglesworth, Bishop Co-Adjutor for the Diocese of Provincetown and Fire Island, yesterday denounced Gibson's film for having no clearly identifiable gay or lesbian characters and for showing Mary Magdalene's former profession as sex worker in a negative light.

[nickcarraway]

Unbelievable.

[Gaetano]

ROTFLMAO

[brbethke]

fyi!

[nickcarraway]

Or should I say, too believable.

[reluctantwarrior]

You had me for about the first 30 seconds then the light bulb went on, great sarcasm.....

[Free_at_last_-2001]

LOL - very good!

[Ciexyz]

There's some Italians who feel the film made fun of the brutality of their Roman ancestors. Shocking!

[hellinahandcart]

You know, a lot of people who keep up with current events might not get the satire here. LOL

[nutmeg]

(London)-In his homily yesterday during a memorial service for Palestinian suicide bombers, the Right Reverend Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, denounced Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" as being "overtly pro-Christian."

Huh???

[MegaSilver]

"This film is going to have a devastating effect on Anglicanism worldwide," said Reverend Williams.

Yes, because people will realize how theologically liberal its leadership has become and become Orthodox or Old Catholics.

[MegaSilver]

You know, a lot of people who keep up with current events might not get the satire here. LOL

I have to say, I wouldn't be surprised.

[Fiddlstix]

This guy needs to have his brain sandpapered.....or something.

[Knute]

This is a JOKE... right????
Sure wish it were.

[hellinahandcart]

*cough*Satire!*Cough*

[IAmNotAnAnimal]

Ditto

[Bismarck]

Sounds like a The Onion article.

[MineralMan]

This should not be posted in any of the news categories. Too many people read these satirical pieces and take them seriously. The only suitable category is Humor, and I think such articles should be flagged in the headline as satire.

Just one guy's opinion.

[nightdriver]

Had me going for a second there too! LOL

We ought to tell "Archbishop" Rowan Williams that he will have to step down due to the fact that he is being replaced with an islamic imam.