Jay Leno Bashes Catholicism, and Not for First Time
In last night’s monologue, Jay Leno commented on an auxiliary bishop from Los Angeles who recently stepped down after admitting he fathered two children. After explaining what happened, Leno said, “I thought bishops could only move diagonally. I didn’t know they could move up and down.” When making these remarks, Leno gestured with his hands, waving them side to side, and then up and down.
Leno went on to say, “Isn’t it amazing the bishop of L.A. confessed to fathering two children? But, hey, he didn’t use birth control, so at least he followed the church rules. Ya gotta give him credit for that.”
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments as follows:
There are those who will say, sure, Leno was tough on the bishop, but what do you expect from a late-night talk show host? After all, had there been no wrongdoing, there would have been no wise crack. This view is seriously mistaken.
The most serious cases of the sexual abuse of minors currently taking place are among Orthodox Jewish rabbis in Brooklyn, yet Leno would never tell a joke at their expense. The rate of HIV/AIDS among homosexuals is 50 times higher than in the rest of the population, yet Leno would never tell a joke at their expense. [Note: making such jokes would be equally offensive.] But if there is one wayward Catholic clergyman, it’s not only acceptable to ridicule him, it’s okay to mock the teachings of the Catholic Church.
What makes this so disturbing is Leno’s sordid history: he has a long track record of bashing Catholicism. To read about this man’s serial problems, click here.
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Yet more proof that the Catholic League has absolutely no sense of humor.
Wow, Donahue knows no end to playing the victim card. The Catholic church has a long and sorrid history of moving priests from one parish to another after sexual abuse by their priests. They have a history of not telling the police. This policy goes to the highest echelons of the Vatican, including the pope. Does the Orthodox Jewish church have a similar history of denial and obstruction? I doubt it.
Also notice his point about gays having higher HIV rates than non-gays. Yes, and what does this have at all have to do with Leno's monologue? It was a point referring to sexual abuse in the Vatican. Abuse they cover up. Now, for the point that Leno would never make jokes about gays, yes he did. I did a simple google search and I got hits on jokes Leno did. See, Donahue is either really lazy or he wants to believe in something that is not true. For him it is very easy for him to lie and hope you the reader don't investigate his lie. Or than again, he is just a lazy writer.
Jerome McCollom