Tweaking a 1,700-year-old Creed?

When Stephen Colbert weighed in on the changes in the Mass on last night’s Colbert Report, he almost gave the infamous Colbert bump to our best-selling Catholic Update Guide to Changes in the Mass. I shrieked when he started waving around the pew card, because I recognized it as one of ours.

He hit on most of the chatter about the changes in his inimitable style. His main reason for opposing the changes? “Now when I’m sitting in the pew I have to stop and actually think about what I’m saying instead of mindlessly reciting words while playing Fruit Ninja on my iPhone.” As with most things Catholic and Colbert, he’s going to muddle his facts, but if you listen closely, he gets a lot of what matters right.

He’s always been able to recite a wickedly fast Nicene Creed, so it’s going to take him a while to get up to speed on the new one.

If you’ve seen Colbert before, you know what to expect in the clip below. If you haven’t, remember that this is a late-night show on Comedy Central. Some people might find the content objectionable.

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Diane M. Houdek

Diane M. Houdek is Digital Editor for Franciscan Media. She is the editor of AmericanCatholic.org and Bringing Home the Word. She has edited Weekday Homily Helps since 1994. She is an avid knitter and spinner and shares her home with three large and rambunctious dogs and a new puppy who's willing to take them all on. Born and raised in Wisconsin, she has tried her hand at urban farming and a host of other pursuits and hobbies.