Robin Williams- Promotes Movie, Insults Catholics

Funnyman Robin Williams is on the stump promoting the release of his new movie, License to Wed. In the film, Williams plays a protestant minister who forces engaged couples to go through a wacky marriage counseling exercise. But this apparently where the fun stops and insults start.

Williams, who is making the rounds of talk shows and media outlets has developed a shtick centered around Catholic priests, though his character in the movie is not a priest. On a recent Tonight Show appearance, William pretended to be playing the hidden shell game, only this game involved Williams saying, "Here you go. Find the priest, find the pedophile. Find the priest, find the pedophile. Move 'em around, move 'em around. Oh, you found the pedophile." Not done yet, Williams then put his hand over his crotch and said,"You have to realize that if you are a Catholic priest, you have retired this" (referring to his genitalia once again). Williams continued his boorish comments by talking about confession, saying, "But they are going to put you in a small dark box and people are going to tell you the nastiest sexual stuff."

Bill Donohue, President of the Catholic League fired back at Williams this week saying,"Isaiah Washington lashes out at one gay person in private, and he is banished from 'Grey's Anatomy'. Robin Williams lashes out against all priests in public and he suffers no consequence. To top it all off, Williams suggests that most molesting priests are pedophiles, when in fact they are homosexuals. But to make a joke about gay priests could get him into trouble."

I think that this movie will fail as the Christian community is excited about the premiere of the Noah's Ark movie, Evan Almighty. Williams is way out of line and promoting a movie by bashing a significant portion of your potential viewers can certainly not be good marketing, but then again, that is Hollywood.