Catholic Outrage

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:38 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4735216.stm

Some people just don't get it eh?

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:04 pm

doh!

i like the way, for some reason, they feel the need to point out that

George Clooney has played the role of a dog, while Osama Bin Laden was killed in an episode of the programme.

which hasn't really got anything to do with this particular issue...

angloconvoy · Post by **angloconvoy** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:20 pm

I like the "I haven't seen it, but it sounds revolting." Ah the moral majority and their well-informed views eh?

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:21 pm

I do not understand how this kind of crap even gets started.

Catholics: Your TV show offends us! Don't show it anymore!

Comedy Central: Alright.

The reverse could NEVER happen.

Comedy Central: Your comments about our show offend us. Stop saying it..

Catholics: Alright.

How difficult is it to avoid watching a certain TV station at 10pm? There are, literally, over 1,000 channels to choose from.

As for the boycott... This just sounds incredibly stupid.

Catholics: We don't like this show! We're not gonna watch it!

Comedy Central: uh... Isn't that how this kind of thing works anyway? You don't like something, so you don't watch it.

Catholics: Well, if you show this cartoon, we're going to boycott everything else on every channel associated with this one!

I shake my head at this.

Bouncelot · Post by **Bouncelot** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:59 pm

I noticed this line in the article:

its sister station TV3, which recently apologised for showing the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

So, is there a double standard here? Why is it OK to show something that offends Catholics, but you have to apologise for something that offends Muslims?

Stormwolf · Post by **Stormwolf** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:01 pm

Meh, 50% of all the problems in this world would be solved if we got rid of all religions.

Post by **Denyer** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:14 pm

an "ugly and tasteless" episode of South Park.

Did they watch any others?

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:17 pm

Stormwolf wrote:Meh, 50% of all the problems in this world would be solved if we got rid of all religions.

I think closer to 100 percent would taken care of if we simply got rid of all religious people.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:40 pm

oh yay.

its pointless religous/anti-religous simplistic sound bite time.

woo woo.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:19 pm

Best First wrote:oh yay.

its pointless religous/anti-religous simplistic sound bite time.

woo woo.

You know you love it!

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:22 pm

Cant ppl just laugh? - I wish I was in charge of a TV station I would spend all day taking the piss out of religon in the vain hope they might learn to laugh a bit.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:33 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:Cant ppl just laugh? - I wish I was in charge of a TV station I would spend all day taking the piss out of religon in the vain hope they might learn to laugh a bit.

Your sense of human could easily result in your death.

wideload · Post by **wideload** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:43 pm

I think the best part of all of this is that it proves parker and stone's point. Basically they are saying these institutions are ridiculous and beurocratic, which puts them in opposition to common sense and freedom. Then the church goes and does something in total opposition to common sense and freedoms......

wow your really hurting south park on that one.

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:43 pm

Professor Smooth wrote:
Stormwolf wrote:Meh, 50% of all the problems in this world would be solved if we got rid of all religions.
I think closer to 100 percent would taken care of if we simply got rid of all religious people.

100% world problems would be solved if we simply got rid of all People.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:54 pm

Who gives a **** what the Catholics say? Honestly?

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:59 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:Who gives a **** what the Catholics say? Honestly?

The Protestants, usually...

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:45 pm

Brendocon wrote:
Metal Vendetta wrote:Who gives a **** what the Catholics say? Honestly?
The Protestants, usually...

Ah well, they would. *tchoh*

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:40 am

Metal Vendetta wrote:Who gives a **** what the Catholics say? Honestly?

I dare you to shout that in downtown Belfast.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:37 pm

sprunkner wrote:
Metal Vendetta wrote:Who gives a **** what the Catholics say? Honestly?
I dare you to shout that in downtown Belfast.

I've lived most of my life under the shadow of threat from a Catholic terrorist organisation. Still don't care. **** 'em.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:09 pm

Bouncelot wrote:I noticed this line in the article:

its sister station TV3, which recently apologised for showing the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
So, is there a double standard here? Why is it OK to show something that offends Catholics, but you have to apologise for something that offends Muslims?

Because they actually do something when people offend their belief, while we catholics just write protesting letters.... Not that I agree with what the Muslims do.

Bouncelot · Post by **Bouncelot** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:37 pm

BB Shockwave wrote:
Bouncelot wrote:I noticed this line in the article:

its sister station TV3, which recently apologised for showing the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
So, is there a double standard here? Why is it OK to show something that offends Catholics, but you have to apologise for something that offends Muslims?
Because they actually do something when people offend their belief, while we catholics just write protesting letters.... Not that I agree with what the Muslims do.

Yay! A serious comment as opposed to just a random slagging off of religion. It really stands out in this thread.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:00 pm

I suppose that, in comparison to burning down Comedy Central's World New Headquarters in New York, the protest is quite peaceful.

Scraplet · Post by **Scraplet** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:16 pm

I never realised that NewZealand had such a powerful Catholic lobby. Every New Zealander I've met seemed so laid back. I just wouldn't have imagined them getting such a bug up their arse about an episode of South Park.

That'll teach me to judge a country on the basis of a few students and backpackers...

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:23 pm

let them kill each other

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:58 pm

Scraplet wrote:I never realised that NewZealand had such a powerful Catholic lobby. Every New Zealander I've met seemed so laid back. I just wouldn't have imagined them getting such a bug up their arse about an episode of South Park.

Nah, the Mrs. is always telling me about families she knows where they're all into Christianity and stuff. Religion seems quite popular there. I guess there's not much else to do.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:18 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:Religion seems quite popular there. I guess there's not much else to do.

boredom leads to religion? good grief! at last things start to add up!!

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:26 pm

Legion wrote:
Metal Vendetta wrote:Religion seems quite popular there. I guess there's not much else to do.
boredom leads to religion? good grief! at last things start to add up!!

When real life is interesting enough there's no need to go making stuff up all the time.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:13 pm

Bouncelot wrote: Yay! A serious comment as opposed to just a random slagging off of religion. It really stands out in this thread.

Thanks.

Way I see it, the main difference is that catholics mostly go by 'turn the other cheek' while the Koran offers quite different solutions to insults, like "death to all infidels!"

of course how would I know... I have a Koran at home but never got to read it. Maybe I should, seeing as how Islam will propably take over this part of europe eventually...

We in Hungary had the Turks here in power for 150 years, but they were mostly tolerant... mostly means that after the regular pillaging and mass murdering, they allowed the survivors to keep their catholic/protestant faiths, as long as they paid tax. Of course, those converting to islam got tax immunity, but only few did that (and they regretted it after the Turks were driven out...)

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:54 pm

BB Shockwave wrote:Way I see it, the main difference is that catholics mostly go by 'turn the other cheek' while the Koran offers quite different solutions to insults, like "death to all infidels!"

of course how would I know... I have a Koran at home but never got to read it. Maybe I should, seeing as how Islam will propably take over this part of europe eventually...

It basically says "respect the Jews and Christians, but non-believers will burn".

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:15 pm

Like all religons in history, the 'young religons' are generally violent.

Take christians and the crusades, belive in god or die, offend god, burn etc...