Well, she'll be glad to know that EWTN will be producing their own version of "Survivor" that I'm sure she'll approve of. AoftheA has got the scoop on "Survivor: Vatican"!
Preliminary reports indicate that two teams of contestants - most likely an orthodox vs. heterodox set up - will undergo various trials and tests, such as Catacomb Races, St. Peter's Square-dancing and Long-Distance Thurible Hurling. Each week, a contestant will be "ex-communicated", not by direct voting per se. Rather, contestants will ignite pieces of paper with their names written on them, and if the resultant smoke is white, they are cast off, as the host shouts out "Habemas haereticum!"
EWTN is accepting applications for contestants right now, and interviews will be conducted in late January. Sources tell me that filming will begin in February - on Ash Wednesday, in fact. Perhaps the first contest will be Fasting and Abstinence...
No word yet on when "Survivor: Vatican" will air, but when it does, I'm watching!
