Fans cheering for Catholic basketball team shout ‘You killed Jesus’ to opposing players

[n2doc]

By Valerie Strauss
March 12 at 2:20 PM
BOSTON — An ugly thing happened at a high school basketball game in a suburb of Boston Friday night.

It occurred at a division title game between the all-boys Catholic Memorial School and the public Newton North High School, which has a large Jewish community of students. The game was held at Newton South High School, where an estimated 100 young men sitting in the student section cheering for Catholic Memorial shouted, “You killed Jesus, you killed Jesus,” according to several witnesses who asked not to be identified. Most of those chanting fans wore red shirts as a display of support for their team. Some of the witnesses, who were Jewish, said they found the chant alarming.

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[rockfordfile]

1. young fascists

[Ken Burch]

2. Evidently these Catholic kids haven't heard about Vatican II

IIRC, John XXIII & Co. told everybody to knock that shit off.

[Omaha Steve]

3. Thanks Trump

Well they didn't resort to some anti-catholic cheers.

[Rex]

4. Sigh. Crucifixion was a strictly Roman punishment for crimes against the state.

[Make7]

5. I heard a dinosaur killed Jesus. ( n/t )

[MisterP]

11. Pontosaurus Pilate

[Holly_Hobby]

13. LMAO!!! N/T

[angstlessk]

6. There response should have been

Yeah, and we are about to kill you too!

[n2doc]

8. I think a better chant would be

"Jesus was a Zombie! Jesus Was A Zombie!"

[Binkie The Clown]

7. Christopher Hitchens said it best: "Religion poisons everything." n/t

[angstlessk]

9. I could not agree with him more

I was so sad when that biggest voice of reason spoke no more (though I disagreed with him on Iraq)

[Initech]

15. Yup! Truer words never spoken!

[awoke_in_2003]

10. Do these idiots even read their "sacred book"

according to the fairy tale, I mean prophecy, he had to die for the sins of man. That was his purpose. Dumb asses.

[Iggo]

14. Yep. All part of the old man's plan, doncha know.

[DawgHouse]

17. Yes, the whole idea is that he died willingly.

I always find it interesting when people of faith don't fully understand the teachings of their faith.

[bluestateguy]

12. And the Newton fans could have responded

"and your leaders molest young boys and cover it up for years."

But of course, I'd be against them doing that.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. Predicted this

so I am all but surprised

Hey Kids, Vatican II, read it.

[goldent]

18. This reminds me when I was in HS many years ago

Nasty chants at basketball games was a game in itself, for the students to see what they could get away with. The game had two parts:

1. Dishing it out.

2. Taking it.