VIRGIN MARY DEFILED ON “SOUTH PARK”

Catholic League ^ | December 8, 2005 | William Donohue

[janeb]

The Virgin Mary is the mother of God.

[doc30]

I agree with Blzbba's post - seems to me I read a study somewhere that the people least likely to revert to alcoholism are the ones who just decided to stop drinking. The ones in programs (any of them) are the ones who tend more to go back to the booze.

I agee with you. These programs simply stretch out the decision to change. I had that problem with weight. When I hit 275 lbs, I just decided that was it. I didn't decide I needed to lose weight. I just did things to lose weight and never looked back.

[RobbyS]

As I have said, I am taking as accurate the reports of this episode. If they are, then I am offended. There ARE subjects that are inherently offensive. Crude discussions involving the women we Catholics call the Blessed Mother are out of bounds.

[doc30]

Crude discussions involving the women we Catholics call the Blessed Mother are out of bounds.

Being fully aware of how Mary is revered in Catholicism, do you not find it offesive that people practiaclly worship STATUES of Mary that purportedly bleed? They aren't making fun of Mary, just that people take seriously that a piece of stone appears to bleed and has supernatural powers. They were making fun of people that will believe anything, no matter how outrageous.

[SittinYonder]

What about Team America?

I've never seen it, but from what I've read Team America only makes fun of homosexuals by comparing them to Film Actors. Parker and Stone only go after soft targets.

*dirka dirka*

[HairOfTheDog]

The Virgin Mary is the mother of God.

But a statue of her is ~not~

The subtle point many fail to get is that it is PEOPLE who are being mocked here... People who would flock to see a bleeding statue and pray to it to cure their disease.

[HairOfTheDog]

Internet chat forums are like private clubs. Ridiculing religious beliefs (veiled as satire) on public TV is different.

Preposterous. TV stations (at least this one) are also private... Regulated, but private. :~D

[SittinYonder]

Crude discussions involving the women we Catholics call the Blessed Mother are out of bounds

There was no insult leveled at the Virgin Mary. People who proclaim their willingness to help Muslims slit throats, however, offend me.

[RobbyS]

Unless many on this thread, I understand where the Muslim would be coming from. There are some things that are sacred. The action I have presented is, of course, as awful as the action of the ACT Up gay who stomped on the hosts in Saint Patrick Cathedral. To a Muslim the Koran is literally the Word of God, as to a Catholic, the host is literally the body of Christ.

[Antoninus]

Do they realize that South Park insults EVERY religion?

Have they ever similarly attacked Islam? If so, please recount the episode.

[steve8714]

This episode was unwatchable. Many others were fine.
See, "The Succubus" "Butters doesn't want to dance" or "Lallapaloozalal".

[twinzmommy]

Go read earlier in teh thread LOL -- we were discussing Team America and the Merry F'ing Christmas song. . .

[RobbyS]

I am glad you CAN be offended. I thought you believed that nothing that can be said that is out of bounds. There is a real world out there, and there are people who do give more than lip service to their beliefs.

[rwilson99]

>>>but it's never ok to make fun of people who worship a bleeding statue..

What about the commandment about graven images?

[SittinYonder]

This episode was unwatchable.

TO YOU!

Many others were fine.

TO YOU!

LOL, we're going to have to do something about subjective humor. There should be a standard from which none can deviate. All will find all comedy funny because the comedy will be regulated by the federal government and, at the same time, a federal department can also regulate senses of humor.

And then we can all laugh together.

[sharkhawk]

Robert Bork made a case for "censorship" and standards particularly with BROADcasts.

And this, along with his second amendment views makes me happy he isn't a SCJ.

[HairOfTheDog]

Like I said before... South Park loves to mock silly people, and there just happens to be quite a few silly people in religion that are ripe for the picking.

[SittinYonder]

There is a real world out there, and there are people who do give more than lip service to their beliefs.

Why don't you go hold a Muslim's coat?

[mnehring]

Like I said before... South Park loves to mock silly people, and there just happens to be quite a few silly people in religion that are ripe for the picking.

How long until someone sees an image of the Virgin Mary in the dust on their TV while watching this episode of South Park and tries to sell it on eBay for $30k?

[AmishDude]

Oh, they've taken on the church, Catholic or otherwise, many times before.