VIRGIN MARY DEFILED ON “SOUTH PARK”

Catholic League ^ | December 8, 2005 | William Donohue

[mnehring]

i have never watched this program, but something tells me they dont mock islam like they do the virgin mary

Actually... Islam (or as they call them, sand monkeys) has been a classic target, many attacks have made the Virgin Mary episode seem tame.

[narses]

This is grotesque, please take action!

[mnehring]

Still waiting for the episode where they wipe their @ss with the koran and show Mohammed taking it up the tailpipe from satan.

I believe that was episodes 15, 20, 21, 34, and 45..

[alnick]

Folks who watch South Park expecting to not get offended, need to get their heads checked.

Don't worry. I woudn't watch that garbage, period.

[Quick1]

I guess all the Freepers offended at this will cease to make fun of Tom Cruise for being offended at the episode poking fun at him.

[TheStickman]

We used to watch South Park, but after the inital scene where they announced where the Blessed Mother was bleeding from we turned it off and will never watch it again.

[Quick1]

i have never watched this program, but something tells me they dont mock islam like they do the virgin mary.

Maybe you should start watching then. Don't make claims you cannot support.

[WVNan]

I've never even seen this show while flipping chanels. From reading this thread, I surely do not wish to see it. For some reason the Boomer generation seems to be anal retensive. Body function humor ain't funny.

[yarddog]

I have watched "South Park" a couple of times. It was amusing and I even agreed with the message but it was too crude for me.

[Oztrich Boy]

I highly doubt Benedict XVI has a sense of humor

"You Germans have absolutely no sense of humour"

[sully777]

i have never watched this program, but something tells me they dont mock islam like they do the virgin mary.

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you have insight while you say you come to this conclusion by not watching the program.

may i recommend watching the program, or at least reading scripts, before coming to conclusions.

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To quote someone that once commented on the issue of South Park: "It's only funny when they're mock people, politicians, and religions I don't like, because it's so true."

[TN4Liberty]

Besides sniping at the remarkably successful 12-step strategy,

Interesting that you brought that up, since that, rather than the "miracle" seemed to be the storyline. While AA is successful, I thought the protrayal of the dad when he "learned" he had a disease was hilarlious and in many cased right on. First, he confined himself to a wheelchair. Then he went to the "miracle" to be healed of his alcoholism. talking to the others..."What is your disease?" "Cancer." "Well, mine is alcoholism. I have a really bad case." The character assumed no accountability for his problem.

Of course it was extreme. That's how satire is done.

[Quick1]

Still waiting for the episode where they wipe their @ss with the koran

Oh, you mean the one where it got flushed down a toilet?

and show Mohammed taking it up the tailpipe from satan.

Nah, that's Saddam's job in the show.

Maybe you should actually watch the show before you make unsubstantiated claims.

[silverleaf]

"South Park" now owes us n epsiode trashing Mohammed. Plenty of material to select from there, I might add.

[Redgirl]

HeHe. If you ever get a chance to, check out Orgasmo. It will show you how Trey and Matt feel about Mormons. ;)

[ecurbh]

how Trey and Matt feel about Mormons.

"Dum dum dum dum dum..." ;~D

[sully777]

They're not making fun of Mary in this latest episode... they're making fun of people who think they're cured by anything coming out of a statue.

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I agree. To paraphrase General Semantics (a course of study formulated by the Jesuits) "THE SYMBOL IS NOT THE THING."

[bonfire]

My favorite episode.

btw, I get the BYU channel on Dish and you should SEE some of the Mormon musicals.

[Quick1]

That particular episode might be my favorite. I haven't seen any episodes from this season, however.

[IronJack]

The character assumed no accountability for his problem.

Which demonstrates only a superficial understanding of the 12-step philosophy, whose first step is "Came to understand that I was powerless, that my life had become unmanageable."

For most alcoholics, it's not enough to just put the cork back in the bottle. It takes a complete change of life. The alcoholic who just stops drinking -- South Park's simplistic "solution" to Stan Marsh's imaginary problem -- is just a dry drunk, a relapse waiting to happen. For the solution to be permanent and effective, there are 11 more steps to go through, and dodging accountability is absolute anathema to that process.

This strikes me as the childish whining of someone who was caught driving drunk and forced to attend AA. Does anyone know if that happened to Parker or Stone, or someone in their inner circle, recently?