The Blessed Virgin Mary Defiled on South Park
Catholic League president Bill Donohue remarked today about last night’s episode of “South Park” (it will run again for the next three nights):
“A ‘South Park’ character gets a DWI and is ordered to attend AA meetings. Told about the 12-step program, he concludes that he needs a miracle to cure him. The plot then focuses on a statue of the Virgin Mary who is ‘bleeding out her ass.’ The Vatican dispatches a cardinal to investigate and he is sprayed with blood when he walks behind the statue. He then declares this to be a miracle, which draws even more people. The alcoholic, now in a wheelchair, is also sprayed with blood: he then claims he is cured and jumps out of his seat.
“Pope Benedict XVI goes to investigate. He, too, is sprayed with blood when he walks behind the statue. A reporter says, ‘The pope investigated further and determined that the statue was not bleeding out its ass, but its vagina.’ To which the pope replies: ‘A chick bleeding out her vagina is no miracle. Chicks bleed out their vaginas all the time.’
“Comedy Central is a subsidiary of MTV, which is owned by Viacom. On the board of directors of Viacom is a practicing Catholic and a distinguished public servant, Joseph A. Califano; he served under Presidents Johnson and Carter. We are writing to him today requesting that he intervene in this matter. We want a) an apology to Roman Catholics and b) a pledge that this episode be permanently retired and not be made available on DVD. In the event Viacom does not cooperate, we are asking Mr. Califano to issue his own statement of condemnation. We are asking our members to contact him as well. Remember, they chose to insult Our Blessed Mother on the eve of the Immaculate Conception, and the holy day itself.
“Joseph A. Califano is chairman of the board of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. He can be reached at CASA, 633 Third Avenue, NY, NY 10017; phone, 212-841-5200; fax, 212-956-8020; email, employment@casacolumbia.org.”
“A ‘South Park’ character gets a DWI and is ordered to attend AA meetings. Told about the 12-step program, he concludes that he needs a miracle to cure him. The plot then focuses on a statue of the Virgin Mary who is ‘bleeding out her ass.’ The Vatican dispatches a cardinal to investigate and he is sprayed with blood when he walks behind the statue. He then declares this to be a miracle, which draws even more people. The alcoholic, now in a wheelchair, is also sprayed with blood: he then claims he is cured and jumps out of his seat.
“Pope Benedict XVI goes to investigate. He, too, is sprayed with blood when he walks behind the statue. A reporter says, ‘The pope investigated further and determined that the statue was not bleeding out its ass, but its vagina.’ To which the pope replies: ‘A chick bleeding out her vagina is no miracle. Chicks bleed out their vaginas all the time.’
“Comedy Central is a subsidiary of MTV, which is owned by Viacom. On the board of directors of Viacom is a practicing Catholic and a distinguished public servant, Joseph A. Califano; he served under Presidents Johnson and Carter. We are writing to him today requesting that he intervene in this matter. We want a) an apology to Roman Catholics and b) a pledge that this episode be permanently retired and not be made available on DVD. In the event Viacom does not cooperate, we are asking Mr. Califano to issue his own statement of condemnation. We are asking our members to contact him as well. Remember, they chose to insult Our Blessed Mother on the eve of the Immaculate Conception, and the holy day itself.
“Joseph A. Califano is chairman of the board of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. He can be reached at CASA, 633 Third Avenue, NY, NY 10017; phone, 212-841-5200; fax, 212-956-8020; email, employment@casacolumbia.org.”
Forget about it--the days when Irish Catholics could censor any movie or TV show they didn't like are over. Technology, morality and contemporaneous mores have put an end to it.
ReplyDeleteThe U.S. is NOT a Roman Catholic country (despite Mr. Donohue's most fervent hopes) and the Blessed Mother means nothing to the vast majority of U.S. citizens, who do not regard her birth (if they believe in her at all) as an immaculate conception. Indeed that is offensive to many.
R. Sieger (rms125a@hotmail.com)
This right on the heals of Dennis Leary's Merry F-ing Chirstmas special. It seems Comedey Central delights in putting on shows mocking the Church and have particularly vile insults reserved for the Blessed Mother. Tragic.
ReplyDeleteThis is tragic. There is such a strong anti-Catholic bias in the media it is sickening. I watch very little TV because of this and only view those movies that do not insult the Catholic religion.
ReplyDeleteI find all the pro-gay, the soft porn and pro-abortion programs on TV extremely offensive. When I watch do TV, I usually view EWTN or watch the local news or old classic movies.
Robert Sieger is a nuisance from Wikipedia - prejudiced against Catholics, and Irish.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information, Steve.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you,
Jean
Technology, morality and contemporaneous mores have put an end to it.
ReplyDeleteInteresting choice of words. I wonder what your definition of morality is. Is morality defined by what any given individual chooses to call it? If so, then can we really call it morality?
More to the point, does it really matter whether most of the country honors the Blessed Virgin Mary? Most of the country is not Jewish, but outside of a handful of skinheads, nobody would stand for a blatant assault on their faith and to what they hold dear. Maybe you would be alright with that too; I don't know.
I would guess that there is likely to be something that you would consider "off-limits". If so, I would have to ask, why should anyone care what you think about any given issue?
So what do you think would happen if they tried something like that with say, Buddah? They would be made to issue an apology at least.
ReplyDeleteI have to wonder who isn't offended by the topic of the show. Where are all the feminists when you need them, saying that this is degrading to women?
Robert,
ReplyDeleteI find your comment very offensive, as I am sure do other Catholics. It reflects a strong insensitivity toward Catholics and other Christians, as well as toward the Irish. Mary is the Mother of God and as such, deserves our utmost respect. If you don't share this beief, that is your perogative, but don't put down someone Christians repect. If you have no respect for God or His Holy Mother, at least show some respect for your fellow man.
It's no wonder Our Lady is crying for God's children when they display the kind of attitude you do.
I pray that God will forgive you and have mercy on your soul.
In the love of Jesus and His Holy Mother, Queen of Heaven and Earth