"What are you,´´ Turner reportedly asked, "a bunch of Jesus freaks? You ought to be working for Fox.´´

After Fox News recounted the incident Tuesday night on "Special Report With Brit Hume,´´ Catholic League president William Donohue issued a diatribe about Turner: "He may be just as dumb as John Rocker, but unlike the Atlanta pitcher, he occupies a position of significant influence in our culture.´´

Reuters reported Donohue as adding: "That is why we look to his superiors at (CNN parent) AOL Time Warner to denounce Turner for his relentless attacks on Christians. Indeed, they might want to take a page from professional baseball and ship Turner off for some sensitivity training.´´

Church Leaders to Discuss Stability in Balkans

VIENNA, Austria, Mar. 7, 2001 (Zenit.org).- The presidents of the Catholic bishops´ conferences of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will meet here next week to discuss the Church´s contribution toward reconciliation and stability after a decade of conflict in this region.