Overview

• Vice President Josh Mercer sent a June 2 letter to CEO Tim Cook condemning a scene in Episode 6 of Your Friends and Neighbors as a blasphemous attack on Catholic faith
• The scene shows characters breaking into a church, stealing and eating Eucharistic hosts before engaging in romantic activity in the pews
• CatholicVote’s petition demands that Apple TV+ pull the episode and issue an apology for violating the company’s professed values of dignity and respect
• The group challenged Apple’s consistency by asking whether similar depictions insulting Islam or Judaism would be tolerated
• Apple has not yet responded to the letter or petition, leaving supporters and the advocacy group waiting for a reply