Well, I just today canceled my subscription to HBO and its affiliate channels that I originally purchased in a bundled package of cable television, home phone and internet services.
Why?
HBO’s latest Catholic-bashing series.
The Young Pope, presents the first American Pope as an amoral, power-hungry, straight-up jerk. Actor Jude Laws stars as the 47-year-old Lenny Belardo, who becomes Pope Pius XIII as a result of a corrupt Cardinal.
I confess I haven’t watched the series, nor will I. I don’t need to put my hand into the fire to know that I would be burned. I don’t need to sully my eyes and ears with this HBO trash to know how despicable a piece of anti-Catholic bigotry it is.
Yet, I understand why HBO and Hollywood continually denigrate the Catholic Church.
Two reasons, really.
First, we let them. I have yet to hear any outrage over this blatant attack upon the dignity of the Church from anyone at all, let alone anyone in a position of leadership or influence.
Second, HBO and Hollywood are populated by elitist liberal cowards. They love to attack “soft targets”, especially Catholic and Christian values and institutions because they know they won’t suffer for it. But they stay away from Islam. They would never parody the Jewish Faith. Never a negative bit or parody about race or sexual orientation.
I should have dumped HBO long ago. Bill Maher is an anti-Catholic bigot. The comedy specials are prurient and offensive. The programming increasingly amateurish and just plain silly. Even the sports specials are hyped to the point of the ridiculous.
So, I called my cable company and axed HBO this morning.
It’s amazing what a dose of fresh air can do, isn’t it!
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