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Delta Drops Daily Show Amid 'Vagina Manger' Furor

Kevin Spak — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:04:16 CDT

Delta Airlines has decided to pull its ads from the Daily Show , prompting a round of gloating from the Catholic League, BuzzFeed reports. The Catholic League is still angry about a bit last month in which Stewart joked that if women wanted to get Fox News to take the "War...

Catholic League Threatens Daily Show Boycott

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:57:33 CDT

Jon Stewart's attempt to tweak Fox News earlier this week has the Catholic League threatening to organize a boycott of his Daily Show . Leaders are furious about a bit that aired Monday that strategically placed a Nativity scene over a naked woman's private parts. It was part of segment taking...

Catholics Blast Nicki Minaj's Grammy Stunt

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:11:50 CST

Madonna might've been down on her creaky old knees at the Super Bowl , but hell hath no fury like the Catholic League today over Nicki Minaj's religious-themed, stunt-laden appearance at last night's Grammy Awards. The League today issued a press release titled, "Is Nicki Minaj Possessed?" Concluding that the answer...

Smithsonian Could Lose Funding Over Jesus Video

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:21:53 CST

The Smithsonian Institution could lose some of its funding over the uproar that ensued after the National Portrait Gallery removed a controversial video. The video by David Wojnarowicz, featuring ants crawling on a crucifix, was pulled after complaints by the Catholic League and some House Republicans. The Andy Warhol Foundation,...

Ant-Covered Crucifix Video Moves to NYC, Critics Follow

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:45:00 CST

A battle over an ant-covered crucifix has moved to New York City. The Smithsonian bowed to pressure by top Republicans John Boehner and Eric Cantor, and dumped an art exhibit video showing ants crawling over a crucifix. The "Fire in My Belly" exhibit, by artist David Wojnarowicz, who died of...

Vatican: Pope Deserves Praise, Not Scorn

John Johnson — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:36:18 CDT

The Vatican defended Pope Benedict's handling of long-ago abuse cases, lashed out at the New York Times for coverage “deficient by any reasonable standards of fairness,” and said the pontiff actually deserved praise instead of condemnation. “We owe Pope Benedict a great debt of gratitude for introducing the procedures that...

Elton John: Jesus Was Gay

Rob Quinn — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:01:15 CST

Elton John talks about love, drugs, and fame in a new interview but it's his take on a "gay Jesus" that's cranking up the Christian right to a frothing frenzy. "I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems," the singer tells Parade . "On the cross,...

Catholics Cross Over Joanna Krupa's Nude PETA Ad

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:12:59 CST

The Catholic League and PETA: Both are pretty set in their ways, making Joanna Krupa’s racy, cross-bearing ad for the animal rights organization a perfect storm of controversy. The League isn’t happy that the Playboy model “exploits Christian symbols” by appearing as a nude angel covered only by a crucifix,...

Catholics Rip Larry for Whizzing on Jesus

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:05:12 CDT

The US Catholic League has complained about an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that shows Larry David accidentally urinating on a painting of Jesus hanging in a bathroom. Other characters then think the painting is miraculously crying. "Was Larry David always this crude?" asked angry league president Bill Donahue. "Would...