London, England, Feb 9, 2004 / 22:00 pm
Sources connected with the BBC say that Popetown may be too controversial to be broadcast after thousands of viewers complained and expressed their anger about the cartoon’s portrayal of a corrupt Roman Catholic Church, reported The Guardian.
The complaints have been streaming in since the program’s development, estimated at a cost of £2.5 million, was announced 15 months ago.
The BBC has come under fire for its "rudeness and prejudice" toward the Roman Catholic Church quite a bit recently. In a letter to The Herald last week, the Archbishop of Glasgow said the broadcaster was guilty of encouraging a "tabloid culture" and expressed particular concern about Popetown.
The 10-part cartoon is a satire of life at the Vatican and, among other things, has a manic Pope bouncing around on a pogo stick, reported The Guardian.