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08 Red Hot Catholic Love

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First aired: 7/3/2002 Production Code: 608

Father Maxi is concerned with all the molestation claims that have been placed against the Catholic Church recently. After most of his parishioners turn to Atheism as an answer, he travels to the Vatican to get some answers.

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1 Plot
Written by BOT, on 09-24-2007 19:56
The parents of South Park are a bit concerned when Priest Maxi informs them about the Young Men's Catholic Retreat and agree that they don't want their kids to go. They also decide to have a counselor talk to the boys to find out if the priest had been molesting them. Exhibiting no discretion or sensitivity regarding the topic, the counselor asks them straight out, "Did Father Maxi, at any time, ever try to put something in your butt?" Having never been abused by Priest Maxi, the boys are suitably baffled by what she was talking about, and begin to wonder why she would ask them such a thing. Cartman has a "brilliant" idea, reasoning what she meant was that it could be possible that eating food through the rectum can cause defecation through the mouth. The other boys (especially Kyle) think it is stupid and disgusting, and Cartman bets him $20 it will work. Meanwhile, all the parents decide to become atheists, as a means of protest to their children being allegedly molested.

Meanwhile, Maxi has gathered a meeting of Catholic priests to discuss the problem of child molestation. Maxi is appalled by such behavior and wants it to cease entirely, but the other priests want to continue molesting the boys, but stop the boys from telling. Maxi decides he has to go to the Vatican. Once there, he quickly finds the same: priests from all over the world are molesting children. They claim the "Holy Document of Vatican Law" does not prohibit the behavior, so Maxi wants to change the law. The Cardinal tells him that the Document cannot be changed as no one knows where it is. Maxi decides to try and find it.

Cartman ultimately does defecate out his mouth, winning the bet and continually boasts the fact to Kyle, who becomes increasingly more angered by it. News of this spreads, and it is concluded nationwide that the method of eating is much healthier (with the surgeon general basing that on "absolutely nothing"). Kyle, having lost his patience with Cartman's incessant boasting, tells Cartman that he accepts the fact that he beat him fairly. This angers Cartman, as he wanted to hold the victorious bet over Kyle's head indefinitely.

Maxi searches through the lower levels of the Vatican, and goes through a gauntlet in order to reach the Holy Document. He gets to it and takes it back. Pope says they must first consult the highest power. He summons the "Queen Spider," which declares that the Holy Document of Vatican Law cannot be changed. Maxi finally snaps and tears the Document in two. The building begins to crumble. Maxi stands in front of the ruins, and tells everyone that Catholicism is not about the Holy Document of Vatican Law, molestation, or Queen Spiders, but about being a good person. He says by clouding the moral lessons of the Bible with needless ceremony, the Vatican has caused people to reject religion and argues that "when they have no mythology to live their lives by, they just start spewing a bunch of crap out of their mouths." The parents, watching this on TV, realize their mistake and decide to stop shoving food up their butts and start going to church again.

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2 Censorship
Written by BOT, on 09-24-2007 19:56
# The syndicated version of this episode edits all the scenes of the characters defecating through their mouth by replacing the offending scenes with a black title card that reads, "The scene in which [character's name] craps from his mouth has been edited out for your protection" while easy-listening music plays in the background (similar editing happened in the syndicated version of the season four episode "Fat Camp" whenever Kenny performed a gross stunt).
# Because of the irreverent religious overtones, this episode has caused a stir with Catholics (similar to "Bloody Mary") and was not aired for a year and a half by the government-owned television station that had the rights to the show in Australia.

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3 References to Pop culture
Written by BOT, on 09-24-2007 19:57
* "The Catholic Boat" is a parody of The Love Boat.
* The great queen spider worshiped as God is a reference to the 1970s Doctor Who serial "Planet of the Spiders." [citation needed]
* The old monk in the St. Peter's catacombs, and especially the line "What do you seek, Father?" is a reference to the Monty Python movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail.[citation needed]
* When Father Maxi is running through the path to get the Catholic rules document it is a parody of the game Pitfall!
* The title is a possible allusion to the Red Hot Chili Peppers song and their song Catholic School Girls Rule.

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