Sure, he’s a professional funny man, but Stephen Colbert is serious about being Catholic, teaching Sunday School at his parish and raising his children in the faith.
During an appearance with New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan that was organized by a priest who serves as the Colbert report’s official chaplain, Colbert opened up about his faith and explained how he makes a distinction between ridiculing the church and ridiculing Christ. See Laurie Goodstein’s New York Times article.
