Catholic Officials Demand Apology for ‘SNL’ Joke About Sex Abuse
The Diocese of Brooklyn is demanding an apology from Saturday Night Live after a sketch featuring Pete Davidson joked about the Catholic church’s sex abuse scandal, and compared it to…
The Diocese of Brooklyn is demanding an apology from Saturday Night Live after a sketch featuring Pete Davidson joked about the Catholic church’s sex abuse scandal, and compared it to R.Kelly’s sex abuse scandal.
“Before I continue, this guy is a monster and he should go to jail forever,” Davidson said. “But if you support the Catholic church, isn’t that like the same thing as being an R. Kelly fan? I don’t really see the difference, except for one’s music is significantly better.” The diocese released a long statement saying, “The clergy sex abuse crisis is shameful, and no one should ever get a laugh at the expense of the victims who have suffered irreparably. The Diocese of Brooklyn strives every day to ensure that sexual abuse by clergy never happens again.”
Do you think Davidson’s joke went too far? In your opinion are there things people shouldn’t joke about? What should comics stay away from?
