Maher to Apologize for Calling Pope a 'Nazi'

CNSNews.com ^ | April 17, 2008 | Melanie Hunter-Omar

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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.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Yours is a really ignorant post. You make the assumption all German soldiers were nazis.

This is not intellectual humor, its just insults with no basis in fact. If he is so intellectual how about a few REALLY tasteless jokes about Muslims, Jews or Blacks and see how that would go over as “not as good at jokes as Miller.” Maher wouldn’t make it out of his TV studio alive
if he said that about Muslims.

[MHGinTN]

“I’m sure you’ll keep this in mind the next time you write about Pope Benedict.” Sadly, such a clear exposition will be ignored in order to continue believing what the poster wants to believe regardless of the facts.

[1000 silverlings]

Soon we will hear that Ratzinger was secretly working for the Allies. I think he drew up the plans for D-Day and was actually the first man on Omaha Beach.

And soon he'll be a "saint"

[MaxMax]

Apology means nothing, he got in his jab, and that was the point.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

It's a real shame some posters can't keep the discussion on the discussion and refrain from making it personal.

I forgive you.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Ping to 218, 233 and 237 which correct the errors made in some of these posts.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

And soon he'll be a "saint."

LOL. To some on this thread, he's already there. It's only a matter of time.

As soon as we discover all the "miracles" he's performing, he's in.

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." -- Matthew 24:24

[Yorlik803]

I dont want your forgivness. Your rants against the Catholic church puts you in league with Maher. I want nothing from such a small minded, petty person.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

If your only defense is offensive personal ridicule, then you obviously have nothing substantial to add to this discussion.

Please stop making this personal.

"Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding." -- Proverbs 9:6

And thus, adieu.

[Yorlik803]

The Bible say that satan will resort to using the word of God to make it arguments.

[Steve Van Doorn]

I know an older friend of mine that was in the ‘German youth’ who deserted the army in May of 1945 he was on the Russian front.

I asked him why was he there in the first place. He said something like: “I was caught up in the moment and I was young and stupid.”

He was a good man and I can not fault him for what took place when he was a kid.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

The Bible say that satan will resort to using the word of God to make it arguments.

Yep, that's why we're supposed to compare Scripture with Scripture and test the spirits and "rightly divide the words of truth" in order to discern reality from fantasy, lies, fables and "vain janglings."

"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world." -- 1 John 4:1

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"Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God." -- Matthew 22:29

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"Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures" -- Luke 24:45

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"But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

And that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." -- 2 Timothy 3:14-17

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"Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ." -- 2 Corinthians 2:14-17

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Amen. All men are fallen and none is worthy of heaven. May we all be as fortunate as Paul, saved by grace and grace alone.

"Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." -- Ephesians 3:8-21

[big'ol_freeper]

I see we have more:

The most convenient method is by stating lies enough times until some begin to believe it is true.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Benedict's father sounds like a real tough SS guy, huh?

He sounds like every other S.S. officer after Germany lost the war. No one thought Hitler would win. No one knew what was going on in the concentration camps. No one saluted Hitler. No one cashed their paychecks as members of the S.S.

yadayadayada...

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Thanks. The quality of your rebuttal is noted...again.

[big'ol_freeper]

Interesting that you automatically associate yourself with some sort of rebuttal.... I have no need to rebut anything you post. The Scriptures and Sacred Tradition do that well enough for those who will see.