WASHINGTON, D.C. (YBH.ME) – During the premier broadcast tonight of Robin Williams’ new HBO special, the franticly quick-witted comic referred to Pope Benedict XVI as a Nazi. The show, entitled “Weapons of Self Destruction,” was filmed in Washington, D.C. in November.
Williams: Pope = Nazi
The remark came at around the 1:12 mark of the ninety minute performance. Mr. Williams was doing a bit about the selection of a new Pope after Pope John Paul II died in 2005 and flatly referred to the current Pope as a Nazi. Mr. Williams went on to talk about pedophilia within the church and likened the Pope’s wardrobe to that of late Queen singer Freddie Mercury.
Catholic leadership will most likely have a thing or two to say about Mr. Williams’ remarks if the comment is picked up by large swaths of the media.
Mr. Williams’ HBO special, his fifth for the cable network, is his first after recovering from open heart surgery. During the performance, Mr. Williams also took on Joe Biden, Sarah Palin and George W. Bush.
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