"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
Ricky Gervais is best known for his role as David Brent in the UK show, “The Office”, but he’s also an outspoken atheist and was recently on a talk show with Stephen Colbert where he spoke about his atheism.
In previous posts I have responded to some of the things Mr Gervais has said regarding God, but in a recent article from Catholic Answers, Trent Horn directly addresses some of the content of the recent interview with Colbert:
Despite the fact that Obi-Wan Kenobi is Catholic, according to Stephen Colbert the Vatican isn’t feeling the Force…
On Catholic Memes, I just saw a video where Stephen Colbert challenged another celebrity to a Catholic throwdown. This time his opponent was Patricia Heaton, star of “Everybody loves Raymond” and “The Middle”:
Oh Stephen…you disappoint me.
I counted at least three major Catholic mistakes in this throwdown, three “maxima culpas”, if you will. So get out your sackcloth and ashes, and let me I teach you something about the Catholic Faith…
I love Stephen Colbert, I really do, even though I have openly challenged him to a Catholic Throwdown. For today’s Friday Frivolity, he’s him reading an excerpt from his book “I Am America And So Can You”:
