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To: LindyBill who wrote (28797)	2/10/2004 12:59:53 PM
From: redfish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793939

"They think nothing of smearing the Catholic Church while firing a Presenter for making Anti-Muslim remarks." Interesting piece on the Mel Gibson movie: Catholicism has been represented far more frequently than any other faith. I've probably seen more films about the Catholic Church (and movies with nuns or priests as supporting characters) than all other religions put together. Just from the last four years, I could easily put together a Catholic Film Festival -- but I don't think too many Catholics would be pleased with the entries. In these movies, priests are suicidal, corrupt and/or lascivious. Nuns are heartless and sadistic. Before you run to your keyboard: yes, I'm aware of scandals, past and present, involving the church. And yes, some of the films listed above are powerful, important works based on true stories. But a lot of this stuff is just exploitative garbage. And no other religious group gets bashed with such frequency. Can you imagine a similar number of films with Jewish leaders playing villains and moral weaklings? suntimes.com

To: LindyBill who wrote (28797)	2/10/2004 3:24:02 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 793939

They think nothing of smearing the Catholic Church while firing a Presenter for making Anti-Muslim remarks Just think of the BBC World program I heard last week, where an English voice asked, "How was Mecca founded?" and an Arab voice solemnly intoned about how the prophet Ibrahim and his son Ishmael built the Qabba. Presented as history, most respectfully. I know I talked about that program last week. But the comparison to the way they are ready to treat the Catholic Church throws it into stark contrast. I'm not one of the Church's biggest fans, by any stretch of the imagination, but the Pope on a pogo stick? Come on.