Can the Pope take a joke?

[Cowperson]

Its a good day in the life of Cheese when a story like this comes up: Italy is debating whether or not its okay to mock the Pope.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15729475/

Cowperson

[habernac]

If you can't take the satire, stay out of public life.

[JohnnyFlame]

What no flock of Catholics worldwide overturning and burning cars and rioting in the streets? I guess Catholics can take a joke!!!

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlame

What no flock of Catholics worldwide overturning and burning cars and rioting in the streets? I guess Catholics can take a joke!!!

On that note, the Iranian cartoon contest winner was announced and I see it got very little play (none) in the western media.

Obviously I'm not "for" cartoons depicting Jews in a negative light, but this kind of censorship bla bla bla.

[Bleeding Red]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

On that note, the Iranian cartoon contest winner was announced and I see it got very little play (none) in the western media.

Obviously I'm not "for" cartoons depicting Jews in a negative light, but this kind of censorship bla bla bla.

It was reprinted on a couple of comicbook sites - this is the Comic Reporter: http://www.comicsreporter.com/index....nthly/2006/11/
(scroll down, you'll find it)


I though it was somewhat thought provoking. The guy uses a fence to show a gateway. Hard to tell which side of the fence the 'camp' is on - is it supposed to be Palestinian's entering Israel are going into a 'camp' or that Israel is creating a 'camp' on the PA side? Note that Iran's president denies the Shoa happened, yet the cartoon uses Shoa imagery.

Also, I never heard about the outcome of the Israeli "nobody does anti-semitism like us" cartoon contest. It was being run by an artist group based in Tel-Aviv.

[Cheese]

Originally Posted by Cowperson

Its a good day in the life of Cheese when a story like this comes up: Italy is debating whether or not its okay to mock the Pope.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15729475/

Cowperson

LOL...nah read it earlier and even the Cheesey one didnt think it noteworthy.

[Ayrahb]

Here is an interesting compilation of blasphemy laws in Europe (I don't know how accurate and up to date the site is):

http://www.caslon.com.au/blasphemyprofile5.htm