Catholics: "Fire Bill Maher"

The call to fire Bill Maher comes after several Catholic organizations and media outlets expressed their shock at Maher’s attack on the Catholic Church just days before Pope Benedict XVI was scheduled to visit the United States. Maher’s “New Rules” segment has been openly criticized for its anti-Catholic tone on several Catholic and independent media outlets.

“If Maher had made equally vile comments about a Muslim or Jewish leader, the media would be jammed with calls for HBO to fire him,” said Judie Brown, president of American Life League. “But because he attacked the Catholic Church, the vast majority of the media is silent. It seems that anti-Catholicism is the last remaining acceptable prejudice left in America.”