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发帖数: 2570 | 1 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – "The Simpsons" just got a blessing from the Vatican.
The official Vatican newspaper has declared that beer-swilling, doughnut-
loving Homer Simpson and son Bart are Catholics -- and what's more, it says
that parents should not be afraid to let their children watch "the
adventures of the little guys in yellow."
"Few people know it, and he does everything to hide it. But it's true: Homer
J. Simpson is Catholic", the Osservatore Romano newspaper said in an
article on Sunday headlined "Homer and Bart are Catholics."
The newspaper cited a study by a Jesuit priest of a 2005 episode of the show
called "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star". That study concludes
that "The Simpsons" is "among the few TV programs for kids in which
Christian faith, religion and questions about God are recurrent themes."
The Simpsons pray before meals, and "in its own way, believes in the beyond,
" the newspaper quoted the Jesuit study as saying.
It's the second time the animated U.S. TV series, which is broadcast in 90
countries, has been praised by the Vatican.
But executive producer Al Jean told Entertainment Weekly on Monday he was in
"shock and awe" at the latest assertion, adding that the Simpsons attend
the "Presbylutheran" First Church of Springfield.
"We've pretty clearly shown that Homer is not Catholic," Jean said. "I
really don't think he could go without eating meat on Fridays -- for even an
hour."
In December 2009, the Osservatore Romano described the show as "tender and
irreverent, scandalous and ironic, boisterous and profound, philosophical
and sometimes even theological, nutty synthesis of pop culture and of the
lukewarm and nihilistic American middle class."
"The Simpsons", which introduced the catch-phrase "D'oh", is the longest-
running prime-time TV series in the United States and is now in its 22nd
season. | E*****m
发帖数: 25615 | 2 這要不是從 The Onion 出來的， 就是天主教睜眼說瞎話功力大增。 | l*****a
发帖数: 38403 | 3 On December 2009, an article published in L'Osservatore Romano, the Holy See
's official newspaper, praised The
Simpsons for its "realistic" way of dealing with religion. "Homer finds in
God his last refuge, even though he
sometimes gets His name sensationally wrong. But these are just minor
mistakes, after all; the two know each other
well", the article said.[2]
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: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – "The Simpsons" just got a blessing from the Vatican.
: The official Vatican newspaper has declared that beer-swilling, doughnut-
: loving Homer Simpson and son Bart are Catholics -- and what's more, it says
: that parents should not be afraid to let their children watch "the
: adventures of the little guys in yellow."
: "Few people know it, and he does everything to hide it. But it's true: Homer
: J. Simpson is Catholic", the Osservatore Romano newspaper said in an
: article on Sunday headlined "Homer and Bart are Catholics."
: The newspaper cited a study by a Jesuit priest of a 2005 episode of the show
: called "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star". That study concludes
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