NEW YORK (RNS) So who is the funniest Catholic in the Western world: New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan or Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert?
It's a tough call for anyone who has followed either man's impressive record of rim shots, but we may finally get an answer to that urgent question when the cardinal and the comedian team up for a panel on faith and humor this September at Fordham University in the Bronx, N.Y.
“I’m looking forward to a great conversation with a terrific theologian and a gifted comedian. They are both,” quipped the Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and popular author. Martin will be moderating the Sept. 14 event, titled “The Cardinal and Colbert: Humor, Joy, and the Spiritual Life.”
Martin’s recent book, “Between Heaven and Mirth,” explores the relationship between humor and faith, and the priest said that the panel wouldn’t be just a couple of Catholic tummlers yukking it up for the audience – or distracting the public from the many controversial stories about the church.
....Colbert is a lifelong Catholic whose spirituality was shaped in part by the loss of his father and two of his brothers in a plane crash when he was 10. The comedian credits his mother with imbuing him with a deep faith through all the trials.the whole thing at Religion News Service
“She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us,” Colbert told The New York Times earlier this year.
“What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain — it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.”
ht Annysa @ FaithWatch
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Dolan is becoming more and more a joke. Colbert had his way with Dolan at the Time 100 banquet in April. (and what the hell is Dolan showing up to accept an award from the *world* anyway?! Time is an enemy of the Church.).
Here's a few shots Colbert took at Dolan:
http://www.allthingsdemocrat.com/2012/04/stephen-colbert-the-time-magazine-gala-comedy-gold/
"if the Catholic church’s insurance does not cover Sandra Fluke’s birth control, it shouldn’t cover Cardinal Dolan’s Viagra."
"Because chastity is one thing, but it shows true commitment to uphold your vows when you are sporting a crook you could hang a miter on"
"No one, no one has done more to control women’s bodies, except maybe Cardinal Dolan."
Colbert showing up for Mass and teaching a little CCD doesn't impress me. Nuns on a Bus do the same. Early in his Colbert Report career, he was interviewed by that c**t Terry Gross on Fresh Air. She started out with "I assume you don't agree with the Church on contraception." All Stephen said was "Assume away" and later that "intelligent Catholics can disagree with the Church." Hell of a Catholic defense.
Why the Neo-Cats get all excited by him, I have no idea.
Dolan deserves all he gets in September.
Both men are inspiring, good at what they do, humorous by their natural disposition, and great standard bearers to the New Evangelization (as well as Father Martin SJ). I very much look forward to this event
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