Friday, October 06, 2006

ABC-Offensive Again-"Ugly Betty"

And so the persecution continues. We need to continually offer up these sufferings and do so more fervently, to His Sacred Heart.

On this First Friday-Feast of the Sacred Heart I offer prayer for the offense against His Sacred Heart and His sons-His priests and the continue attack on the priesthood.

The ABC's new fall show-"Ugly Betty" -provided me the opportunity to change the channel and offer prayer for the Body of Christ. Salma Hayek -executive producer, went to far in last night's episode. She and another actor were a part of the embedded storyline. While "Betty" is busy on the phone, Betty's recently widowed father can be seen in his 'easy chair', watching television-a Spanish speaking program where the characters of the program are in dialog. The characters- a pregnant (unmarried) woman and priest (in collar) holding a bible and rosary. Their exchange begins with conversational confusion and accusation towards the priest-where she proclaims he is the father of her child. Of course the dialog was portrayed like Abbott and Costello dialog. When he finally understands that HE is the father of her child, they dash towards each other in a large embracewith his bible and rosary flopping around in the embrace. End of that scene and back to Betty.

So disgusting! It never really stops. This gratuitous scene was not needed AT ALL! I am truly disappointed in Salma Hayek for this scene and that she was the actual actress portraying the unmarried woman hugging and kissing a priest.

2 comments:

  1. Come on! Don't take things so seriously. It's a comedy, it's supposed to make fun of things.

    After all the scandalous, and rather EVIL sexual involvement of certain priests in the past, it's kind of refreshing to find jokes about them involved in more normal relationships.

    Are the priests portrayed as sinful? Yes, but not as evil. Maybe one day, when priests regain the social respect they used to have, and lost themselves, making such jokes would be disrespectful. But, today, joking about them having normal sinful sex, it's quite an improvement. And that's their fault, not Ugly Betty's. Enjoy the show, it's quite charming.

    Now, it you want to criticize Rosie for her constant stupid comment on The View, that's a whole different matter.

    Xavier

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  2. Xavier,
    It was disrespectful to begin with. Why would that be funny? It leads to more scandal. Two wrongs do not make a right. Most especially in light of what has taken place. What about those holy priests? They continue to offer themselves--committed to their vocation and the Lord-giving of themselves totally.

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