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.

[Marysecretary]

Whatever...

[Marysecretary]

Whatever...

[Marysecretary]

I put my tagline out where I can see it myself as a reminder...

[big'ol_freeper]

No. I have the splendor of Truth. You should try it some time. Hint: false witness is a sin and won’t get you there

[Petronski]

Your retreat from that point is wise.

[Petronski]

I base it on what is said here.

Then you are wrong.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

The RCC wants everyone to presume that just because Catholics fall down to their knees in front of a statue of Mary, and pray to Mary and ask her for intercession between God and men and look to her as a "co-redeemer" and a "dispensatrix of all grace" that we Protestants somehow don't understand what's really going on.

It may look like worship, and sound like worship, and have all the hallmarks of worship, but trust them. They don't worship Mary. They just pray to her, venerate her and look to her as sharing the cross with Christ.

Blasphemy by any other name is still blasphemy.

[fortheDeclaration]

A Roman Catholic shuts his eyes and then says, ‘that is your interpretation’

[fortheDeclaration]

[Agreed, but scripture doesn't contradict and it states very clearly that one must just have faith to be saved (Eph.2:8-9).]

That is your personal interpretation of Scripture.

[ Works show ones faith, they do not add anything (Ja.2) ]

That is your personal interpretation of Scripture.

A mantra that is going to put you into Hell, and that is not my interpretation of scripture-that is what the scriptures say.

[fortheDeclaration]

[Real love for your neighbor is shown by telling them the truth, not ignoring the fact that they are in spiritual bondage.]

Real love is not making that garbage up about your neighbor.

Now what did I make up about the Roman Catholics?

They pray to Mary using statutes of her image, and they believe a wafer contains God?(real presence)

What about any of that is false?

But I do agree with you that it is garbage.

[fortheDeclaration]

[people, it was on TV.]

They were not getting on their knees "to Benedict."

Well, that was who was before them when they got down!

Must be like when you guys knee before images, it isn't the image being worshipped, it is who it represents that is being worshiped.

So Benedict 'represented' God?

[fortheDeclaration]

No such thing was shown.

Sure it was.

The Nazi Youth movement was shown to be very dangerous movement.

I await your next denial.

[fortheDeclaration]

[...many Catholics won’t accept the Word of God as the truth.]

How do you know that? On what evidence?

you are exhibit A.

By they way, the people kneeling before the Pope weren't doing it during the litugy, they were receiving gifts from him (or is it God?)

[fortheDeclaration]

Why is this blithering idiot still on TV? Geeez.

Because they know that the Pope would never preach the Gospel of the grace of God.

That is the only thing that the World will not put up with.

As long as he talks about peace on earth and social justice, he is acceptable to the rest of the pagan world system.

[fortheDeclaration]

Hint: false witness is a sin and won’t get you there

Idolatry is a sin, but that doesn't seem to concern Roman Catholics.

Is that what you are considering 'false witness'

[Petronski]

you are exhibit A.

False. I do "accept the Word of God as truth."

What really irritates you to no end is that I will not accept your personal interpretation of Scripture as truth.

[Petronski]

Idolatry is a sin, but that doesn't seem to concern Roman Catholics.

Nope. Catholicism doesn't involve idolatry.

[Petronski]

Because they know that the Pope would never preach the Gospel of the grace of God.

You bear false witness with stunning facility. It's really quite amazing to watch.

[Marysecretary]

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it probably IS a duck...sad.

[Petronski]

By the way, let me help you out with something:

When the poster said “why is this blithering idiot still on tv,” he was referring to Maher.