|  This
is Not Funny Mr. Ritcher
When graphic designer Scott Ritcher
was recently asked why he had made a blasphemous representation
of the Sacred Heart with the face of former President
Bill Clinton,1 he responded:
“It was just one of those creative moments where you’re
just like ‘Oh wouldn’t this be funny?’”2
However, his attempt at humor has raised
the ire of Catholics who see the depiction as an insult
to the Faith and the Sacred Person of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
“To depict anyone, even a saint, as Christ would be
insulting,” said TFP Web Editor John Horvat. “But
when the person being depicted as our Savoir is a well-known
supporter of abortion, the insult runs much deeper.”
Many Catholics see this as the latest episode
in a growing trend to denigrate the Faith. “I read
about this stuff every day,” said America Needs Fatima
director Robert Ritchie. “It is almost like someone
has declared an open season on Catholics and Our Lord Jesus
Christ.”
Ritcher is marketing the image, which
he calls, “Saint Bill Clinton,” on everything
from coffee mugs to mouse pads. Although he insists that
he did not intend to offend anyone, his comments suggest
otherwise. On a recent online discussion board, he stated:
“I find most Christianity in general to be less Christian.
For those reasons, I could not be happier that people are
offended by my artwork.”3
In addition to his “Saint Clinton”
products, he is also marketing an “I love abortion”
line of apparel, which includes baby bibs.
With this in mind, the TFP web site is
launching an email campaign to legally and peacefully request
that cafepress.com stop selling “Saint Bill Clinton”
merchandise and publish a written apology on their web site.
“Standing together as Catholics, we can take a stand
and send this cheap insult to our Faith back where it belongs,
in the garbage,” said Mr. Horvat. “I hope to
activate our entire email list to send a big message to
Scott Ritcher. I want to let him know that this is not funny
and that the open-season on Catholics and Our Lord Jesus
Christ is officially closed.”
Now is the time to act. Click on
the links below to join the TFP web site in this effort.
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