Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass the week of January 31 - February 6, 2005. James Greene of Nerve.com put the reveal of Comic Book Guy's name second on his list "Ten Times The Simpsons Jumped the Shark", stating that it was "far from the hilarious names this show has given us in the past (i.e. Max Power, Rembrandt Q. Einstein, Leslie Hapablap)" and calling it "Worst. Reveal. Ever.". Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" is the eighth episode of season 16 of "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 6, 2005.
Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church of Mary in salvation and redemption continued with Pope John Paul II's 1987 encyclical "Redemptoris mater" It was through Mary's intercession, through compassion for the hosts, at the marriage feast of Cana, that Jesus worked his first miracle. The "Catechism of the Catholic Church" states: "From the most ancient times the Blessed Virgin has been honored with the title of 'Mother of God,' to whose protection the faithful fly in all their dangers and needs." The Eastern Catholic Churches observe the feast of the Intercession of the Theotokos in October. Roman Catholic views of the Virgin Mary as refuge and