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MTV's "Popetown" and Brown's "Da Vinci Code" defame Catholics

Some of the latest highly trumpeted media offerings appear to be just good ol'-fashioned insult and misinformation about Catholics proffered under the guise of entertainment:

German Catholics seek to bar 'Popetown'

BERLIN, May 3 (UPI) -- Catholic leaders in Bavaria have gone to court to try and block MTV Germany from airing "Popetown," a show depicting the pope on a pogo stick.

Bishops from Pope Benedict XVI's home state filed papers seeking a legal injunction against the music channel's cartoon on the grounds it is insulting to Catholics, the BBC reported Wednesday.
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Catholic League
May 2, 2006

“DA VINCI CODE” SHROUDED IN SECRECY

Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented today on the secretive nature of “The Da Vinci Code”:

“The Associated Press recently observed that Dan Brown ‘has given few interviews,’ something the New York Daily News explains by calling him a ‘reclusive author.’ But if Brown is naturally reticent, the same is not true of those working on the film version of Brown’s book: their silence is a calculated and well-coordinated decision.
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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 5:52 PM