Posted on 04/18/2008 6:40:10 AM PDT by paterfamilias
Maher to Apologize for Calling Pope a 'Nazi' By Melanie Hunter-Omar CNSNews.com Senior Editor April 17, 2008
(CNSNews.com) - Liberal talk show host Bill Maher, whose controversial comments about the pope drew fire from the Catholic community, is planning to apologize Friday night for falsely accusing Pope Benedict XVI of being a Nazi, the Catholic League announced Thursday.
Catholic League President Bill Donohue received a phone call Thursday from an HBO executive regarding comments Maher made last Friday on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher."
As Cybercast News Service previously reported, Donohue said Maher "lied when he said the Pope 'used to be a Nazi.' Like all young men in Germany at the time, he was conscripted into a German Youth organization (from which he fled as soon as he could). Every responsible Jewish leader has acknowledged this reality and has never sought to brand the Pope a Nazi. That job falls to Maher."
Apparently HBO agreed with Donohue's assessment. "Apparently, now Maher does as well. Ergo, the apology," Donohue said.
So will the Catholic League accept Maher's apology?
"Assuming it comes across as genuine, the answer is yes. But I hasten to add that what we would really like to see is for Maher to stop with his hateful diatribes against the Catholic Church. So this is a start, but it hardly puts to rest our concerns," said Donohue.
"After all, there are plenty of factually accurate things Maher could say about other groups that would insult its members, but he chooses not to go there. Perhaps he can add Catholics and the Catholic Church to that protected list as well," he added.
He should be fired for saying what he did.
Threaten to boycott his sponsors or cancel HBO subscriptions.
The brass understand only one thing...MONEY. You must threaten their bottom line to get their attention, and lost revenue is a great attention-getter.
Didn’t Maher get fired once, (from ABC I think), over saying something equally odious? About our troops If I recall correctly?
He should be fired for saying what he did.
Why arent conservatives and Catholics calling for his immediate resignation?
No Guts?
No Effect?
I wonder?
No, it won’t be a sincere apology.
Is he going to apologize for the other things he said about the pope also?
I would rather he not apologize since he won’t mean it!
I stopped watching him LONG ago. He is such a smarmy jerk.
It's too bad that big bad Bill's muther didn't believe in partial birth abortion.
Since when are Catholics NOT Christian?
I’ve already complained to HBO and plan on asking others in my parish to do so, as well.
Nice to see some action. This has to happen nationally with lots of indignation.
Again we find an RC apologist who cannot refrain from "making it personal."
"For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." -- Matthew 12:37
Paging jack murtha. You have a call on line 1.
Fill us in on your plan of action.
Again we find an RC apologist who cannot refrain from “making it personal.”
It became personal, Doc, when you decided to perpetuate the Big Lie.
:)
Bill Maher is a big crybaby. In my eyes, he is persona non grata.
I remember what he said after 9/11, but I didn’t see it. His apology did more damage for him. I am pretty sure Bill Maher got a lot hate mail for saying that. That made him the most hated American at one point.
He is still angry that his show PI is canned.
Our faith is important to all of us.
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What's "the Big Lie?"
I watched HBO and Bill Maher tonight and was even more offended by his non apology and his ignoramus guests.
I have not had respect for Maher for years and even less so after his last arrogant stunt.
God help me but liberals are dangerous to America.
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