Catholics for Vuvuzelas!

Creative Minority Report ^ | 9-1-2010 | Matt Archbold

[marcbold]

First it was contraception, then abortion. Now the Pope wants to ban something else...Vuvuzelas. News reports indicate that Pope Benedict XVI,a former Nazi Youth and former head of the office formerly known as the Inquisition, is now banning the popular musical instrument which brought millions joy during the World Cup.

When Pope Benedict XVI visits England he is expected to draw large crowds but the Vatican's ban of vuvuzelas has not come without considerable controversy. (In case you don't know what vuvuzelas are click here)

"Is the Catholic Church just against all fun?" asked one devout Catholic who said he was going to buy a Vuvuzela in protest. "I read somewhere that even Popes back in the...like 1300's used Vuvuzelas all the time or something. So this edict is totally hypocritical."

Some quick polling on the issue showed that American Catholics were split as they are on so many issues. 20 percent of Catholics were for the ban because it is the loudest most annoying sound on Earth, eight percent of Catholic were against the Pope's condemnation while the rest had never watched a soccer match so had no idea what a Vuvuzela was.

So vehement is the outrage against the Pope's stringent ban that a new group was established called "Catholics for Vuvuzelas." The group, which already has 453 Facebook friends, is believed to be a splinter group of "Catholics for Free Choice." The headline banner of the site reads "My Lips, My Choice."

[a fool in paradise]

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