Free Republic

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (NZ Catholic) – The Catholic Church in New Zealand has described the decision to air the controversial “Bloody Mary” episode of South Park Feb. 22 – 11 weeks ahead of schedule – as “arrogant” and “cynical,” and has urged Catholics opposed to the screening to consider boycotting the station and their advertisers, while a group of concerned Catholics chose to pray during its broadcast. The airing of the episode has been strongly opposed by New Zealand’s Catholic bishops and other religious leaders. Officials from CanWest – which operates the South Park broadcaster C4 – had defiantly stated...