EU Parliament criticized for displaying ‘vulgar’ depictions of Jesus and apostles

For years, the European Union Parliament refused to display Nativity scenes around Christmastime, out of concern that it could be “potentially offensive.”


-- CNA Catholic News Agency, --May 5, 2023

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An art exhibit at the European Union’s Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium, has prompted criticism from conservative politicians in Italy for its display of a blasphemous depiction of Jesus Christ and the apostles.

The artwork, a series of photographs by lesbian Swedish photographer Elisabeth Ohlson, includes one of a man who is meant to represent Christ wearing a white robe and a halo made out of stars above his head. The man is surrounded by seven men who are wearing leather-based fetish clothing associated with BDSM fetishism. ---More...

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