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.
Not good enough. He needs to appologize to everyone one/group he has slandered and insulted, then fired by the cowards that employ him.
Maher is the reason we don't subscribe to HBO. The man is just creepy. "dead eyes...like a doll's eyes" I'm sure he's loving this current round of publicity for his discusting little show.
You ain't kiddin'! And the inside ugly regularly erupts out into the world, like an overripe giant zit.
Not at all! I second your call!
“I have heard he’s a big dope smoker, and a major A-Hole.”
Did hear the former but only know about the latter based on his ‘humor’ and that case of his black girlfriend suing him.
He’s like, you can’t have my money biya*)&, I never said I’m marry anyone.
Not risking my money on women.
So if you know more on the latter, please share.
Exactly! You guys should demand that he get the Imus treatment....but you won’t. That’s what these scumbags count on.
I’m sure his apology will be as sincere as everything else that comes out of his mouth.
It very ironic actually....
Since the liberals hate Israel and the Joooooz, it seems to me that Nazi would be an endearing term. Yet they throw it around to everyone they dislike. Seems to me, a real life Nazi would be a liberal hero.
I don’t get it.
Actually...I think you do.
“You guys should demand that he get the Imus treatment....”
Schedule a meeting between Maher, the Pope, and Governor Corzine.
“projection” is the psycho-babble term...........
No, you can’t be sued for tellin’ the truth. haha
You can apologize for consuming valuable air that could be better used, a**hole.
he won’t apologize, it’s just a ploy to get viewers. The man keeps getting rewarded for spewing hate, why stop now.
Maher is a waste of skin and NO I will NOT apologize! By the way, would you like some gopher? ;9)
maher is a very bitter little man. Lots of anger through comedy. Makes you wonder seriously about him. He seethes with anger about a lot of things but especially those with authority. Very angry bitter little type of man.
I'll bet a million dollars he got beat up in the playground everyday.
“Liberal talk show host Bill Maher”
Shouldn’t it say instead;
Ultra-left wing liberal Democrat Bill Maher?
I think it would be up to the Pope to accept his apology. Anybody else purporting to be able to accept an apology disturbs me. And being a gracious man I'm sure the Pope would accept, if it's sincere.
Haven't heard that in awhile. What a wonderfully descriptive term (though possibly unfair to Maher's mother. She didn't know what she was getting into.)
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