“Dogma”, our fourth film, resulted in me getting into all sorts of trouble with a group called the Catholic League. Seven years later, that’s all a distant memory: “Dogma” hasn’t been the focus of religious ire in close to a decade.

Until now. And this time, it ain’t Christians who’re up in arms.

From Buddy Christ to Bloody Christ

More on the subject.

“If it wasn’t so serious it would be funny,” said a coalition spokesman, Major Will Willhoite. The guy’s got a point.

It’s a bummer that the Buddy Christ – meant as a symbol of a non-judgmental, forward-thinking, fictional version of the Catholic church – is being linked to something like this. God-willing, it doesn’t go further than this.

In the midst of something like this, you’d think I wouldn’t hawk merchandise.

And yet…