Wednesday, May 16, 2007

CBC TV pilot blasphemous, says Catholic group

OTTAWA - A Catholic organization is accusing the CBC of blasphemy over a pilot program that portrays altar boys as drug users and the Catholic communion host as "munchable snack food, possible poker chips and a repository for drops of LSD."

"Catholics should not have to pay for shows where their most sacred rituals and images are considered a starting point for dramatic licence," said the Catholic Civil Rights League, which intends to lodge a formal complaint today with the CBC for airing The Altar Boy Gang.

"With this program, the CBC has moved into the area of blasphemy of sacred rituals."
What does the CBC say in response?
The CBC Web site describes The Altar Boy Gang as a show about "teenage boys who use their 'vocation' as altar boys to be bad."

Jeff Keay, a CBC spokesman, said yesterday the show will not become a CBC series. But he said he thought the premise of the pilot shows did not cross the line.

"Part of trying to produce compelling programming is to not be afraid of images that someone could find disturbing and I think this, while some people could have found it offensive, it falls within the realm of reasonable," Mr. Keay said.

"We certainly intend no disrespect of the Catholic Church or any other religious organization."
Of course they don't...(Warning-Lunatic Ravings ahead) Everyone knows how bad altar boys are! The only thing they think about is how they can cause trouble...I know, back in the day, that's what we all did!

But now?...are there still altar boys? Hasn't service at the altar by boys been supplanted by fair maidens at the behest of radical feminism approved by disobedient prelates years ago, in order to promote 'diversity' and instill the desire for some to become priestesses and such?

Next, will there be a similarly degrading pilot about Moslems or perhaps, about homosexuals? Probably not - that would be labeled "hate" speech. And some executives no doubt value their heads and their livelihoods.

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