David Bowie's 'The Next Day' Clip Attacked by Catholic League

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Source: Rolling Stone



Not everyone is excited about David Bowie's return: The Catholic League yesterday attacked the singer's new video for "The Next Day," calling it the work of a "switch-hitting, bisexual senior citizen from London" that "is strewn with characteristic excess."

Catholic League president Bill Donohue made his comments in a statement posted on the group's website. Bowie wrote and Floria Sigismondi directed the video, which features Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard. The clip shows priests frolicking with scantily clad women in a nightclub where a Christ-like singer, played by Bowie, is performing. One of the women, played by Cotillard, develops stigmata, and Bowie disappears in a wink, presumably to ascend into heaven.

"In short, the video reflects the artist – it is a mess," Donohue wrote, noting Bowie's statements over the years about various faiths and dogmas demonstrate the singer "is nothing if not confused about religion."

The Catholic League and Donohue have criticized entertainers for insufficient piety before, including Jon Stewart and The Daily Show, Jamie Foxx and Bill Maher.


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[lib87]

1. Well Now I Must go Watch the Video

I had no intentions on watching but The Catholic league makes it sound very interesting so now I must.

[BainsBane]

2. David Bowie is and always has been

AMAZING. Fuck Donohue and his fax machine.

[Triana]

15. +10000

Damn righteous.

[Monk06]

3. Poke him with the soft cushions......

[treestar]

11. lol. Then put him in the comfy chair!!

[ejpoeta]

4. maybe they just don't like the idea that they won't get to heaven while those they

say are going to hell get to go. LOL! you know, if donohue were secure in his beliefs and ideas, then he wouldn't be worrying about something david bowie or anyone else does. I think maybe he complains so much because he knows it's true.

[alfredo]

26. Any god that needs protection is a loser.

[6000eliot]

5. Who would believe it?

The priests aren't frolicking with little boys, after all.

[eShirl]

6. Well done, Mr. Bowie!

Anyone who sets off the hateful Donohue must be doing something right.

[Earth_First]

7. This makes me hope that thr rumors of a Bowie tour this year come to fruition...

Just to spite Donahue and all the haters!

[leftynyc]

8. LOL - all Donohue has guaranteed

is that tons of more people will be checking this out.

[Katashi_itto]

9. David Bowie - The Next Day (Explicit)

[They_Live]

22. Ha ha. Great video.

And I wouldn't have even known about it if it weren't for this Donahue guy condemning it. Spread the word.

[longship]

10. There is no Catholic League; there is only Bill Donahue and a FAX machine. nt

[Bluenorthwest]

16. That's a cute line, offered in lieu of taking action against this

group. Look, when a large organized group wants to, they can easily stop 'one guy with a fax machine' from maligning their image. But they don't. There are not myriad responses from his faith mates, not from the rank and file, not from Vatican. Not once have I heard a Catholic of authority speak out against this group, I have often seen the group represented on TV, often booked or quoted by other Catholics such as Chris Matthews. No one ridicules him as being 'just one guy' they engage the group in mass media.
It's getting old, the coat holding dismissals. Just so you 'faith folk' understand, those he attacks are not amused, do not see it as cute, harmless, eccentric but as an expression of the hateful dogmas taught by Francis and swallowed whole by enough people that thugs like Bill get by with being professional hate mongers clutching a rosary.

[naaman fletcher]

12. A ridiculous, absurd video. Bowie should be ashamed.

priests frolicking with scantily clad women

Women? What planet is Bowie living on?

[tanyev]

13. Cool. Now I'll have to buy it.

[onehandle]

14. The 'Catholic League' is one guy. I've seen Bowie live several times.

He might be more than one guy, based on his talent.

[Bluenorthwest]

18. I like that like about Bowie, but the Catholic Leauge is one guy plus the millions whose

silent acceptance of his hate speech allows him to constantly attack others using the name and power of the RCC. He is the face of a legion.

[harmonicon]

17. Basically, this is just the Catholic church admitting that they're a strange character...

playing a role in pop-culture theatre, right? You've got David Bowie, the Pope, Lindsay Lohan, etc.

[rurallib]

19. sounds like Donohue must have masturbated to it

[bemildred]

20. Everybody in the clip seesms to be past puberty, the church should be grateful. nt

[madrchsod]

21. i did`t know bowie played baseball!

just when ya think you know everything about someone something new pops up!

[Archae]

23. There was an episode of "MASH" that looked at stuff like this.

The then-active Catholic group "League Of Decency" banned in the city of Boston, the movie, "The Moon Is Blue."

Hawkeye just has to see that movie since it was banned.

It turned out the movie was boring as all get out, just throwing in some sex talk got it banned.

Bill Donohue pines for the "good old days" like back then, heck, he wants a return to the good old days of the Inquisition.

My Catholic sister described Donohue as the "heart and stupidity" of the Catholic League.

My honest review of the song and video?
Song is pretty good, video is simply screwy.
I think the music video producer simply threw in all the "controversial" stuff so he would get publicity.

[felix_numinous]

24. David Bowie

..

[alp227]

25. Is Donohue still sobbing over getting owned by John Fugelsang?

http://current.com/shows/viewpoint/videos/marriage-has-nothing-to-do-with-love-catholic-league-president-bill-donohue-talks-gay-marriage/