Catholic League President Bill Donohue not pleased with Joanne Krupa's "Be An Angel" ad for PETA

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Links include the ad...it's not porn, but it it's not safe for work either, so you have been warned.

http://thesuperficial.com/2009/12/bfm_enlarged/enlarged-joanna_krupas_nude_peta_ad_wor.php

Fox 411 reports:

"The fact is that cats and dogs are a lot safer in pet stores than they are in the hands of PETA employees," Catholic League President Bill Donohue said in a statement. "Moreover, pet stores don't rip off Christian iconography and engage in cheap irreligious claims."
"PETA is a fraud," Donohue continued. "It also has a long and disgraceful record of exploiting Christian and Jewish themes to hawk its ugly services. Those who support this organization sorely need a reality check. They also need a course in Ethics 101."
Krupa issued a statement responding to the Catholic League, saying: "As a practicing Catholic, I am shocked that the Catholic League is speaking out against my PETA ads. I'm doing what the Catholic Church should be doing, working to stop senseless suffering of animals, the most defenseless of God's creation."

http://thesuperficial.com/2009/12/joanna_krupas_nude_peta_ad_wor.php

[Mz Pip]

1. Bill Donohue is

in a constant state of displeasure. He always looks like he's about to bust a gut, ranting and raving. He is not a happy man.

That said, that PETA ad is pretty bizarre.

[AndrewP]

2. I like that ad

[Amerigo Vespucci]

5. It was very artistic...

...and as a Catholic, it didn't offend me a bit.

:toast:

[MisterP]

3. go play with Lefebvre's body, you sedevacantist twat! nt

[Ignis]

4. I'm delighted to be in opposition to Mr. Donohue, as usual.

This quote was particularly (albeit unintentionally) hilarious:

"It's totally inappropriate," said Deal Hudson, publisher of InsideCatholic.com, an online magazine. "It's another instance of disrespect toward Christianity and another example of the kind of abuse that would never occur with any other major religion, because the outcry would be so immediate and so loud that the people behind it would immediately retreat."

Just doing our small part in the War on Christmas! :patriot:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

6. Yeah, I know...we Catholics are proud of our "100 Days Without Any Abuse" record.

The short version, before anyone asks (and they WILL ask):

1). I'm Italian

2). As a kid, my Italian dad DEMANDED that I attend church on a weekly basis (even though he only drove me there but never set foot in the place)

3). For various reasons, I stayed away from the Catholic Church for THREE DECADES

4). For various reasons (actually, because of ONE SPECIFIC CHURCH) I went back

5). For various reasons, I'm ready to leave again

:patriot: