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February 14, 2012
Swedish comic to exact TV revenge on Vatican
Published: 13 Nov 09 16:05 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23256/20091113/
Swedish comic and author Jonas Gardell has announced plans to use his religious TV programme to respond to a Vatican ruling to bar him from Rome's churches claiming that Jesus would not have excluded him.
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Gardell, who is a practising Christian, claims that it is the Swedish Catholic church bishop Anders Arborelius who is behind the decision to block his TV team, arguing that Jesus would never have excluded them, or anyone else.
Arborelius' spokesperson, Maria Hasselgren, has confirmed that the bishop has not supplied Gardell and SVT with the required references to gain entry to the churches but denies that there has been any contact with the Vatican.
"He has said simply that he can not support Jonas Gardell filming in St.Peter's. It has nothing to do with his sexuality, but due to his unsubstantiated criticism of the Catholic Church," Hasselgren told Sveriges Radio's (SR) "Studio Ett" programme referring to Gardel's homosexuality.
"He (Jonas Gardell) is not prepared to conduct an objective debate and so it would be very strange to admit him to our holy places. Would the Jews admit representatives from the (far-right) Sweden Democrats to report from the synagogue?"
Gardell has responded to his exclusion by writing in a new feature in his programme in which he will address the subject of the "exclusionary Jesus" and will instead film from the from the steps of the basilica.
Gardell, who is a honorary doctor in theology from Lund University and the author of a recent book entitled "About Jesus" (Om Jesus), explained to SR that as he understands the situation the withdrawal of the permits also encompass a ban on him personally entering any of Rome's churches.
"It is very upsetting, it means in practice that they have imposed a form of "bull of excommunication" against me."
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Even being heathen I do understand that churches are not comedy studios. Respect other people and they will respect you. And speaking about homosexuality, don't forget that homosexuals used to throw darts to popes portrait at their shameful "pride" parade in Stockholm, as documented in emaso.org
I hope he cruxifies the vatican for this.
Gardell have deluded clue about who God is Who is Gardell to tell us about God. I wish i have an opportunity to meet with him at a round table and discuss God with him. I really wish someone could set us up in a public meeting. His type of chritianity is what i called-anti-christ(ian)
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The Swedish church is a christian church like any other. The fact that there are very few people who actually go to church these days chages nothing. All religions /churches basically say the same thing: "I'm right and everyone else is wrong". How we have space for all these exclusive "rights" in the world is beyond my undeerstanding.
Having been born and raised a Catholic I can offer my two-cents worth: The Catholic Church died a long time ago and just forgot to lie down. They're living in the middle ages.
Why would christianity accept someone who does not repent what is clearly considered a sin in christianity?
Would a murderor, who does not repent his sins, be accepted? A thief? No.
VIVA ... IL PAPA !!
The same goes with minorities, gay and whatnot, the thought police falls hard on those who dare dissent. The white, straight men and the catholics are free to bash. But here a line's been drawn with this clown.