'God, not you, darling.' Atkinsons qualify attack on smug clerics
'God, not you, darling.' Atkinsons qualify attack on smug clerics
by Ted Harrison
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=118588
Sept. 30, 2011
ROWAN ATKINSON, the comedian famed for his portrayal of comedy vicars, was this week expecting a backlash, after accusing Church of England clergy of being smug, arrogant, and conceited.
In an interview in Saturday's Times, Mr Atkinson said: "I used to think that the vicars that I played . . . were unreasonable satires on well-meaning individuals but, actually, so many of the clerics that I've met, particularly the Church of England clerics, are people of such extraordinary smugness and arrogance and conceitedness who are extraordinarily presumptuous about the significance of their position in society. Increasingly, I believe that all the mud that Richard Curtis and I threw at them through endless sketches that we've done is more than deserved."
The Priest-in-Charge of Mr Atkinson's parish in Northamptonshire is the Rt Revd John Flack. He said on Wednesday that he had never seen the comedian in church, and that to visit him would be difficult, as he lives behind high-security gates. "But I have written, inviting him to have a talk. I look forward to hearing from him."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
by Ted Harrison
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=118588
Sept. 30, 2011
ROWAN ATKINSON, the comedian famed for his portrayal of comedy vicars, was this week expecting a backlash, after accusing Church of England clergy of being smug, arrogant, and conceited.In an interview in Saturday's Times, Mr Atkinson said: "I used to think that the vicars that I played . . . were unreasonable satires on well-meaning individuals but, actually, so many of the clerics that I've met, particularly the Church of England clerics, are people of such extraordinary smugness and arrogance and conceitedness who are extraordinarily presumptuous about the significance of their position in society. Increasingly, I believe that all the mud that Richard Curtis and I threw at them through endless sketches that we've done is more than deserved."
The Priest-in-Charge of Mr Atkinson's parish in Northamptonshire is the Rt Revd John Flack. He said on Wednesday that he had never seen the comedian in church, and that to visit him would be difficult, as he lives behind high-security gates. "But I have written, inviting him to have a talk. I look forward to hearing from him."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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