'Curb' David blasted by religious critic

Larry David has been attacked by a religious critic over a recent instalment of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

On the latest episode of the HBO series, the show's creator and star splatters urine on a picture of Jesus in his assistant's bathroom and does not wipe it off. His assistant later enters the room and concludes that Jesus was crying.

Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, said that the comedian should "quit while he's ahead", Fox News reports.

"Was Larry David always this crude? Would he think it's comedic if someone urinated on a picture of his mother?" he stated.

"This might be fun to watch, but since HBO only likes to dump on Catholics - it was just a couple of weeks ago that Sarah Silverman insulted Catholics on Real Time with Bill Maher - and David is Jewish, we'll never know."

He added: "When David and Jerry Seinfeld are asked if they ever experienced a miracle, David answers, 'Every erection is a miracle'. That's what passes for creativity these days."

HBO promoted the controversial scene of 'The Bare Midriff' episode with a 'squirm-o-meter' on its website that ranked the urine incident's affect on the audience.

The cable network is yet to respond to Donohue's comments.

Seinfeld recently reunited with his co-stars from his hit sitcom on Curb.