Eamon Martin Image: PA Images Eamon Martin Image: PA Images A LEADING FIGURE in the Catholic Church in Ireland has called for RTÉ to remove a comedy sketch which depicted God being arrested for rape.In a mock year-in-review news bulletin, portrayed as a broadcast from satirical website Waterford Whispers News, former RTÉ newsreader Aengus MacGrianna reads a report over video footage of a man dressed in white robes being led by gardaí from a court.
“A shocking revelation this year,” MacGrianna’s says, “God became the latest figure to be implicated in the ongoing sexual harassment scandal. The five-billion-year-old stood accused of forcing himself on a young Middle Eastern migrant and allegedly impregnating her against her will before being sentenced to two years in prison, with the last 24 months suspended. “Following the news, movie producer Harvey Weinstein requested a retrial in Ireland.
This outrageous clip should be removed immediately and denounced by all people of goodwill. “To broadcast such a deeply offensive and blasphemous clip about God & Our Blessed Mother Mary during the Christmas season on ‘NYE Countdown Show’ on @RTE , @RTEOne & on Eve of the Solemn Feast of Mary, Mother of God is insulting to all Catholics and Christians.”
When contacted for comment, a spokesperson for RTÉ said the broadcaster had ‘no comment’. The clip is still available on the RTÉ Player.
Yes indeed your grace,well said.if they have to insult Our Lord and saviour in order to entertain they should just go away
Blasphemy 😂
Martin is dead right, RTE should dig a big hole or find a septic tank, possibly around Tuam, round up all the unwanted material that they produce and bury it deep.
*its Outrageous religious leaders got away with molestation, rape and murder by their own hand. They should have been removed immediately and denounced by all religious leaders. Fixed that for you.
More sketches for the Marty
Pot, kettle, black springs to mind. Too close to home perhaps?
Yeah close your eyes and pretend nothing happened mmmm that worked before🙉🙈🙊sorry free speech we have grown up now fec off you have not nearly paid for your sins fore the children you left under a septic tank
RTE Organisers are hypocrites- I’m not a prude and lived in many countries- and I’m horrified at the filth the show - they show cheap shows or movies of porn, violence, dirty foul curses. Then they make shows about the alcohol culture in Ireland and keep advertising it.
Pity they didn’t remove some of their outrageous peadophiles for the last 100 years scumbags, hypocrisy at its finest
Get over yourself 🤷♂️ it was hilarious
An apology is not enough. Catholics must stop paying the television license that funds this hideous organisation. Like its BBC counterpart, RTE is full of pedophiles.
Tasteless and adolescent sketch. Not worth airing. Typical born again atheist crap🤪
What’s the story with Aengus MacGrianna? Did I not recently see a big self-promotion piece on the news that he had “ retired” from RTÉ. Ya can’t beat it .... receive the lump and pension and still keep the nose in the trough... good old RTE ...
Ok, but its ok for priests to rape children, dont worry the PC gobshites will defend the PAEDOPHILE RING THAT IS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
This just goes to show how irrelevant and out of touch the Catholic Church really is. How many rapists did the church protect and hide? Maybe he could focus on that. Reprehensible cretin
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Ah come on really I'm getting a better laugh at this comment rather than the clip 🤣🤣🤣
Rté shd remember that on the last census 78% people had religious belief and we are paying licence fee to national broadcaster.the Church is a handy inst. to criticise and unlike some religions, won't react violent. Insulting ur viewers is a bad move. Prog. was dire anyway.
A lot of rte Christmas viewing has been in poor taste for eg who decided that a star is born a show about drink/drug abuse & suicide would make for good viewing on Xmas night especially at a time when so many are struggling over the covid crisis
Let ye without sin cast the first stone 🤔
Anyone have the link ... need to watch this now 😜
Describing the so called 'immaculate conception' as an older man 'forcing himself on a young Middle Eastern migrant and allegedly impregnating her against her will' is hardly a million miles away from the story the church promotes... it's just worded in a way they don't like.
The abuse cover ups is much more outrageous. Just change the channel and move on.
Maybe he should have a read of his stupid story. That's what it says. If Adults are gonna believe in Faries and Unicorns they can't whinge about it being laughed about.
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Someone should tell him this is not the 1950's. He not archbishop McQuaid and Eamon De'valera is no longer the Taoiseach.
Imagine working for an organisation that systemically covered up the rape of children for decades and then trying to take the moral high ground.
I only wish RTE would be so brave in using Allah or Mohammed in one of their comedy skits.
Ted crilly ' ah come on now lighten up'
Is it on RTE player😆
He’s actually making it more of a thing.. 😐
Get a sense of humour. Next thing you will be blowing yourselves up
Down with that sort of thing!
*eye roll*
Catholics a very tolerant group but just imagine if BBC northern Ireland had run this sketch.
Hes right.. people need to have more respect for other peoples beliefs and it's out of order for rte to have shown that.. very disrespectful
ArchbishopEamon well to be fair if there really was a dog then it would be arrested for being complicit in the millions of rapes perpetrated by dogs men in black. By the way, no such thing as dog ergo no such thing as blasphemy. Get back in your box.
The catholic church lost it's moral authority when it covered up the crimes of paedophiles and rapists in it's own organisation. That's what's really outrageous.
He's as bad as the Islamic clerics trying to censor free speech. We can say we want about his God whether he finds it offensive or not.
The true obscenity was clerical child sexual abuse and the role of the institutional Roman Catholic Church in terrorising the victims and complainants. The Archbishop needs to focus on real issues.
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