Susan Sarandon Gets Backlash For Anti-Pope Comment

This one was bound to piss A LOT of people off.

Yesterday, we reported that Susan Sarandon made a comment at last weekends' Hamptons Film Festival, in which she described the current Pope as being a "Nazi," and then said it AGAIN for emphasis.

Now, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is coming after Susan and asking that she apologize.

Here's what the National Director of the ADL Abraham H. Foxman had to say about it:

"[Her] comment is obscene. Sadly, it’s what we’ve come to expect from her."

"We hope that Susan Sarandon will have the good sense to apologize to the Catholic community and all those she may have offended with this disturbing, deeply offensive and completely uncalled for attack on the good name of Pope Benedict XVI."

"Ms. Sarandon may have her differences with the Catholic Church, but that is no excuse for throwing around Nazi analogies. Such words are hateful, vindictive and only serve to diminish the true history and meaning of the Holocaust."

And here's more from president of the Catholic League of America William Donohue:

"Susan Sarandon’s ignorance is willful: those who have hatred in their veins are not interested in the truth. The fact (Read more...)

Catholic Church Goes After GaGa Over Judas

Seriously!?

The Catholic Church is going after Lady GaGa over her upcoming music video for Judas, where she will reportedly portray Mary Magdalene.

President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Bill Donahue, blasted GaGa, calling the video a "stunt." He added:

"People have real talent, and then there is Lady Gaga. I find Gaga to be increasingly irrelevant. Is this the only way to jet up her performance? This isn’t random, we are getting closer to Holy Week and Easter."

Oh, please. He couldn't be further from the truth!

Leave GaGa alone and focus your time and energy on more worthwhile causes.

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Over 20 Priests Suspended Over Molestation Allegations

Not the greatest news for the Catholic Church this Ash Wednesday.

The Philadelphia archdiocese has suspended 21 Roman Catholic priests from the district who have been named as child molestation suspects in a recent grand jury report.

Check out the video (above) to hear more about the case.

Deplorable. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Catholic Church: New Confession App For Your Phone!

Who needs the judgment of a priest when you can just use your phone?!

Ha! This is TOO bizarre!

After Pope Benedict XVI's recent World Communications Address emphasized the importance of the church acclimating to the new, digital world, an iPhone application is set to be released that helps Catholics " target="_blank">prepare for the sacrament of confession!

Confessing your sins to a priest is pretty self-explanatory! At least we thought (Read more...)

Fox To Bring A Priest To TV

This summer, Fox TV stations and Debmar-Mercury will test a one-hour "talker" show with Father Alberto Cutie, who left the Catholic Church to get married and have a family, and is now a priest at an Episcopal Church.

Here's what a statement by Debmar-Mercury had to say about the show:

"Father Albert's wide cross-over appeal, incredible story, encouraging advice, open mind and charismatic personality make him a natural fit for daytime television. We are excited to provide English-language audiences with the opportunity to discover why Father Albert has struck such a chord over the past decade with millions of fans throughout the U.S., Canada, Spain and Latin America."

And here's what a Fox Television Group statement had to say about the program:

"This really completes our roster with Debmar-Mercury: Tyler Perry, Wendy Williams, South Park, Jeremy Kyle and, now, a minister. Seriously, daytime television could use a fresh face and a distinctive voice. We believe we've found one in Father Albert Cutie, whose unique perspective makes him perfect for this role."

We can't say we're surprised that Fox would make a move like this.

Guess we'll see if Father Albert brings in the audiences. We're thinking (Read more...)

Pope Says Marriage Is Not A Right

Pope Benedict XVI told priests in his annual speech on Saturday that they need to do a better job counseling couples who plan to marry.

Benedict added that no one has an absolute right to marriage and to ensure that marriages last longer, Catholic churches need to provide pre-marriage counseling to help avoid a "vicious circle" of invalid marriages.

According to records, the United States had more annulments in 2006 than than anywhere else worldwide.

"The church and society at large place too much importance on the good of marriage and the family founded on it to not make a profound commitment to it pastorally," Benedict said.

Thoughts??

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The Power Of Christ Compels Discovery Channel

Even the Catholic Church is getting into reality television!

The Discovery Network has just announced a new series, brought to you by The Vatican itself, called The Exorcist Files. The show reportedly will recreate documented stories of real-life hauntings and demonic possession, based on cases investigated by the Catholic Church. Each episode will explore a specific case only found in the the Vatican’s exclusive case files, as well as "interviews with the organization’s top exorcists — religious experts who are rarely seen on television." Discovery president and GM Clark Bunting explained:

“The Vatican is an extraordinarily hard place to get access to, but we explained we’re not going to try to tell people what to think… The work these folks do, and their conviction in their beliefs, make for fascinating stories."

For sure! Nothing like a good exorcism to livin' up a network lineup!

The show won't debut on the network until the spring, but if it is successful and they get the Church's blessing, the producers want to take the series one step further and join Catholic investigators on "live demon-purging ride-alongs. "

Intense! We're totes intrigued by this! Sounds positively chilling!

Send us a screener ASAP!

Thoughts?

Shame On You, Australian Churches!

We do NOT approve!

According to a government review agency in Australia, religious groups in New South Wales will be allowed to maintain their anti-gay discrimination policies even if they receive taxpayer dollars.

Here's what a report by the NSW Administrative Tribunal said about the ruling:

The ruling, made in the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal, has been hailed by the Catholic Church but has outraged civil libertarians, who are demanding religions no longer be exempt from anti-discrimination laws if they receive public money. The Council of Civil Liberties suggested more children might end up in orphanages because church-based service providers could now knock back couples who did not conform to their beliefs. … Cardinal George Pell welcomed the decision and said churches must be able to choose who they wanted to use in the provision of services.

And here's what a spokesman had to say about it:

"From the liberal point of view, there will be parts of the church that will be disappointed with this decision. Generally though, the more conservative side of the church will be happy with the decision."

This is awful! Do U really want to be associated with this, New South Wales?

Think about it.

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Mel Gibson’s Dad Says The Vatican Is Full Of Child Molesters!

Yikes!

Mel Gibson's father Hutton is going after the Vatican and Pope Benedict saying that they are child molesters and homosexual!

This is also the same man who denied the Holocaust happened. He says:

“That is correct – I stand by my statements. The Vatican is full of all these child molesters and that is all there is to it.”

Hutton attends his son's alternative Catholic Church in Malibu and has yet to comment on the controversy surrounding Mel and Oksana Grigorieva.

Hutton adds that the Catholic Church isn't fighting the repeal of Prop 8 "because half of the people there in the Vatican are queer. They have not handled the horrible situation in the church. In fact they have fostered it because as I say they are trying to destroy the church."

When asked if he thought the Pope was a homosexual, he states:

“I certainly do. Why else would he put up with this? He was in charge of stamping it out. And he did nothing… He’s a slippery character.”

Talk about a man FULL of hatred and ignorance!

The apple sure didn't fall far from the tree!

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17-Year-Old Taylor Momsen "Jokes" About Having Sex With A Priest!

Ha Ha.

So funny!!!!

Taylor Momsen joked about the molestation scandal in the Catholic Church on a New Zealand radio show, by saying, "I was raised Catholic. "I fucked a priest once - I'm just kidding."

Wow, really, Taylor?? REALLY???

She then got all serious and described that one of her songs, Going Down, was her response to what's going on in the Catholic Church. "It seemed like a very fitting song to write at the time," Momsen explained. "It was kind of a fuck you to all the molestation going on. It was just insane."

Classy, as always!

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