The Vatican is threatening to boycott a Holocaust memorial in Israel. Why? Read on…

The Vatican ambassador to Israel threatened Thursday to boycott a Holocaust memorial ceremony next week over a museum’s portrayal of Pope Pius XII’s conduct during the Nazis’ killing of Jews in World War II.

Archbishop Antonio Franco said he had written to the director of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum asking for the revision of a caption suggesting the wartime pope had been apathetic to the Jews’ plight.

The caption, quoted in the Israeli press, says Pope Pius XII “abstained from signing the Allied declaration condemning the extermination of the Jews” and “maintained his neutral position throughout the war.”

They’re mad about being described as neutral? You’re kidding right?

Fellas, stay home.

Some things never seem to change. The desire to censor books is one of those things. Sad.

Tim Goodman (along with many readers) always give an interesting rundown of the most recent Sopranos episode.

I bet David Chase and Co love knowing that people follow this closely.

This is so true… Team Sopranos is at the top of its game (see What to TV: The Sopranos. That’s good news for the next couple months and painful news for the couple decades that follow.

Friday Night Lights recently scored a Peabody Award.

It really is that good. Do a news search and check the reviews and write-ups. It is HBO quality on network TV.