Condom portrait of Pope Benedict XVI slammed by church

[trotsky]

http://europe.newsweek.com/condom-portrait-pope-benedict-xvi-slammed-by-church-329572

A portrait of former pope Benedict XVI made from 17,000 coloured condoms is to go on display in a US art museum.

The artwork, entitled 'Eggs Benedict', depicts the former leader of the Roman Catholic church, who opposed the use of contraceptives, and is due to go on display in the Milwaukee Art Museum in November.

It has been criticised by Milwaukee's archbishop and is likely to stir up similar sentiment among Catholics across the world. The Catholic archdiocese of Milwaukee has a population of 673,000, more than a quarter of the population of the area which the archdiocese covers.

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"Eggs Benedict exists because I believe it is my responsibility as an able bodied person living in our current cultural climate to incite further discussion about the direction our leaders point us in," said (the artist Niki) Johnson.

[msongs]

1. it's an excellent likeness, well done Ms Johnson nt

[Angry Dragon]

2. the Catholic Church has no sense of humor

[Bluenorthwest]

3. The RCC teaches that it is a sin to use condoms to prevent HIV tranmission, so Africa is still

suffering greatly, AIDS is the #1 killer taking way over a million a year at this point. This work of art is a public service.

[ret5hd]

4. Just tell 'em each condom is held up with a thumb tack...The church would then buy the piece...

and hand out the condoms for free!

[Lordquinton]

5. Of course they don't like it

and the artist better watch out, frankie says violence is ok in this situation.

During his first visit to Africa as pope in 2009, Benedict XVI was reported as saying that Aids was a tragedy "that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems".

Something to remember, Hello Quitty pope says condoms cause aids.

[AtheistCrusader]

6. If you could charge a corporation with mass murder, the Roman Catholic Church would be first.

[Lordquinton]

7. Why we don't want religion at the front of any frontiers

Exploration, science, social causes etc. Just look to the past, they are the least qualified. Maybe after a couple hundred years with no genocide we can talk.

[goldent]

8. Not outrageous enough

IMHO

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. ...

[amuse bouche]

10. It captures his ghoulish persona perfectly

[Silent3]

11. Used?

Only that would be sufficiently outrageous.

[mr blur]

12. 'Eggs Benedict'!