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Catholic League p.o.'d at Larry David after 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' character urinates on Jesus

BY Leah Chernikoff
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Originally Published:Thursday, October 29th 2009, 2:12 PM
Updated: Thursday, October 29th 2009, 2:29 PM
Larry David on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' He's in hot water with Catholics after a scene that depicted him accidently peeing on Christ.
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Larry David on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' He's in hot water with Catholics after a scene that depicted him accidently peeing on Christ.

Not everyone is a fan of Larry David.

Last Sunday's episode of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" featured Larry David's character unintentionally spraying a painting of Jesus that was hanging next to the toilet in a bathroom as relieved himself. A drop of urine hits the portrait of Jesus right below his eye, resembling a tear, in a joke characteristic of the show's satiric style.

Only the Catholic League didn't find it so funny.

In a statement titled "Urinating on Jesus," Catholic League president Bill Donahue says, "At one point in the show, David goes to the bathroom in a Catholic home and splatters urine on a picture of Jesus; he doesn't clean it off. Then a Catholic woman goes to the bathroom, sees the picture and concludes that Jesus is crying. She then summons her equally stupid mother and the two of them fall to their knees in prayer."

"Was Larry David always this crude? Would he think it comedic if someone urinated on a picture of his mother?" the statement continues. "This might be fun to watch, but since HBO only likes to dump on Catholics (it was just a couple of weeks ago that Sarah Silverman insulted Catholics on "Real Time with Bill Maher"), and David is Jєωιѕн, we'll never know."

HBO issued the following statement in response: "Anyone who follows Curb Your Enthusiasm knows that the show is full of parody and satire. Larry David makes fun of everyone, most especially himself. The humor is always playful and certainly never malicious."

At the New York-based office of the Catholic League, director of communications Susan Fani tells Entertainment Weekly that their phones have been ringing all day.

"Our members are opposed to it. There's no one calling to support it, let's put it that way," Fani told EW.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/10/29/2009-10-29_catholic_league_pod_at_larry_david_after_.html