Posted on 02/24/2005 7:06:21 PM PST by wagglebee
An episode of the NBC sitcom "Committed,” featuring two characters who flush a Communion wafer down a toilet, has created a firestorm of protest among Catholics.
During the February 22 broadcast, two non-Catholics are mistakenly given Holy Communion at a Catholic funeral Mass. As recounted by the Catholic League:
"Nate, who is Jewish, and Bowie, a Protestant, don’t know what to do with the Eucharist, so they make several failed attempts to get rid of it. For example, they try slipping it into the pocket of a priest, dropping it on a tray of cheese and crackers, etc.
"At one point, the priest, who is portrayed as not knowing the difference between the Host and a cracker, goes to grab the 'cracker' from a tray of appetizers; he initially balks when he discovers that it is the last one. Then he changes his mind, saying, "Oh, what the hell.”
"By far the most offensive scene occurs when Nate and Bowie accidentally flush what they think is the Host down the toilet."
Catholic League President William Donahue is demanding that NBC apologize.
"To say that Catholics are angry about this show would be an understatement - the outrage is visceral and intense," he said Thursday.
"NBC has made a direct frontal assault on Roman Catholicism, choosing to mock, trivialize and ridicule the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ," Donahue added. "More than an apology is needed. This episode should be retired for good, and that is what we will demand.”
"they magically turn into the ACTUAL BODY OF CHRIST"
Don't believe in miracles, eh?
So who made the bread and wine Jesus shared with His disciples? Monks and Sisters in Convents?
Ooooh. That's what I might call "sub-optimal."
;O)
Check #170
dang, busted by the spelling nazis. i hate when that happens.
I didn't mean to say you specifically were attacking me. Is Was post #170 enough demonstration? I was disturbed when I read the article in March, and did everything I could to disprove it.
That's not a misspelling as much as it is evidence that you're using words you've never seen in print nor understand in their grammatical context. Read much?
Yeah, that spell checker won't work if you spell the wrong word right.:-)
". But the likelihood, as far as I'm concerned, is that they set this up INTENDING to ridicule Christ and disguise it as situational comedy. Sorry but that's what it looks like to me. And, knowing the US media, that is where I'd put my money"
If you actually watched the show and thought that it was meant to insult Catholics, you are entitled to your opinion. I disagree with your analysis, but I respect it.
Those who didn't even see the show and automatically assumed that it was anti-Catholic need to examine their methods of forming opinions.
No. The sacrament has to be consecrated by the priest at the altar before it becomes the Body and Blood of Christ.
BTW - It is not Catholic belief that those who do not receive communion are automatically consigned to hell. It is not our place as human beings to judge the souls of others. That's God's job, and only he knows the state of a soul. The sacraments are visible manifestations of God's grace given to the Church in order to help us along our journey of salvation and sanctification.
As a side note, I should point out that we, as Catholics, believe that we are in the Church Christ Himself established. You do not necessarily agree with that, but it is necessary to at least understand if you want to understand the Catholic mindset. All else proceeds from that point. (I'm not raising the point to debate it, but rather simply so you can know where Catholics tend to come from on these matters.)
Was the Miracle of Wine at Cana symbolic? Was the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes at the Sermon on the Mount symbolic?
if not... don't blame the Church because YOU didn't go to Confession.
They didn't know or ask anything about "confession". They just said Communion wasn't allowed for anyone who was not a Catholic.
In any case, I can confess my sins to God anytime I want. God sees what I do, and can hear me. I don't need some Catholic priest to tell God my sins for me.
Probably the local miller. You should learn more history, they didn't have supermarkets back then, most people made their own bread.
This is the only place I've ever seen this, or heard it. Since you couldn't get confirmation, one way or the other, from the Chronicle, I think I'll wait for Donohue to clarify.
Well said, thank you.
now your being an ass.
stupid spell check!{grin}
It's not magic. It's the grace of God through the Holy Spirit that causes the gifts to become the Body and Blood of Christ. All things are possible with God.
I realize that some on this thread have been quite unfair to you and have put you a bit on edge, but please show some respect. It is our belief, whether you agree with it or not.
You're kidding, right? This episode is centered around a Catholic wedding, and the act of serving Holy Communion, whereby two morons get their hands on a consecrated host. The fun starts when they try and get rid of it. Of course nothing was ridiculed. Nothing that some people find extremely important, that is.
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