Catholic League Slams NBC For 'Mocking Catholics,' Eucharist

Matthew Balan | October 29, 2014
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[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]

Bill Donahue of the Catholic League ripped NBC host Seth Meyers for his mocking of the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist on the 29 October 2014 edition of Late Night. During his monologue, Meyers spotlighted a church in Seattle filing a lawsuit against a neighboring facility that sells legal marijuana, and pretended to be a priest who was high on the drug and started snacking on communion wafers.

The transcript of the relevant portion of Seth Meyers's monologue:

SETH MEYERS: I love this story. A church in Seattle has filed a lawsuit, claiming that the legal marijuana retailer next door is too close to the church. 'It's causing us some problems,' said the priest – through a giant mouthful of communion wafers. (audience laughs and applauds) (Meyers pretends to eat and imitate a person under the influence of marijuana) 'Really – it's like super close to the church. I mean, sometimes it seems like it's coming a little closer.' (audience laughs and applauds)

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