LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – "The Simpsons" just got a blessing from the Vatican. The official Vatican newspaper has declared that beer-swilling, doughnut-loving Homer Simpson and son Bart are Catholics [which would come as news to Protestants Rev. Lovejoy and Ned Flanders] -- and what's more, it says that parents should not be afraid to let their children watch "the adventures of the little guys in yellow."
"Few people know it, and he does everything to hide it. But it's true: Homer J. Simpson is Catholic," the Osservatore Romano newspaper said in an article on Sunday headlined "Homer and Bart are Catholics."
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The newspaper cited a study by a Jesuit priest of a 2005 episode of the show called "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star." That study concludes that "The Simpsons" is "among the few TV programs for kids in which Christian faith, religion, and questions about God are recurrent themes." More>>
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