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New York, Jun. 06, 2005 (CNA) - The Catholic League is demanding that an image of Pope Benedict XVI surrounded by swastikas be removed from a Florida art exhibit at the Broward Art Guild.
The New York-based national organization argues that the piece should be removed because it is offensive to Catholics. The league says the action would be justified since another art piece considered offensive to homosexuals had been previously removed.
Catholic League president William Donohue said he was alerted to the issues regarding the art exhibit, called Controversy, May 31.
The Sun Sentinel had reported May 27 that one of the artists, Michael Friedman, had complained to Mary Becht, director of the Broward County Department of Cultural Affairs, about an entry by Alfred Phillips, depicting President George Bush being sodomized.
Becht agreed and told the guild’s director, Susan Buzzi, to move it to “a less prominent space within the gallery.”
It was subsequently “set near a corner of the gallery facing the wall.”
“The irony,” said Donohue, “is that Friedman’s own contribution was allowed to stand: it shows Pope Benedict XVI surrounded by swastikas.”
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The New York-based national organization argues that the piece should be removed because it is offensive to Catholics. The league says the action would be justified since another art piece considered offensive to homosexuals had been previously removed.
Catholic League president William Donohue said he was alerted to the issues regarding the art exhibit, called Controversy, May 31.
The Sun Sentinel had reported May 27 that one of the artists, Michael Friedman, had complained to Mary Becht, director of the Broward County Department of Cultural Affairs, about an entry by Alfred Phillips, depicting President George Bush being sodomized.
Becht agreed and told the guild’s director, Susan Buzzi, to move it to “a less prominent space within the gallery.”
It was subsequently “set near a corner of the gallery facing the wall.”
“The irony,” said Donohue, “is that Friedman’s own contribution was allowed to stand: it shows Pope Benedict XVI surrounded by swastikas.”
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