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News and Events => Religious news => Topic started by: LostInTime on July 11, 2007, 03:37:46 PM

Title: Pope in Drag Statue Removed in Italy
Post by: LostInTime on July 11, 2007, 03:37:46 PM
SF Gate (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/07/11/entertainment/e115137D47.DTL)
AP

Organizers of an exhibition on the relationship between homosexuality and art said Wednesday they were removing a controversial sculpture depicting Pope Benedict XVI in drag.

The exhibit drew protests from the Catholic Anti-Defamation League, which threatened to seek charges against the organizers for defaming a head of state.

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