From: "Smiler" 


"Sound of Trumpet"  wrote in
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> Spanish bishops denounce blasphemous pornographic catalogue
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> Catholic News Agency ^ | March 15, 2007
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> Posted on 03/15/2007 12:20:44 PM PDT by NYer
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> Madrid, Mar 15, 2007 / 08:44 am (CNA).- Archbishop Santiago Garcia of
> Merida-Badajoz and Bishop Amadeo Rodriguez of Plasencia have strongly
> denounced the tax-payer funded publication of a catalogue containing
> pornographic images of Christ, the Virgin Mary and the Saints.
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> Archbishop Garcia issued a statement on the publications called
> "Sanctorum" and "In Breeding" by photographer
J.A.M Montoya and
> supported by officials in the region of Exremadura, saying they
> "profoundly and gravely harm the religious sentiments of Christians."
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> The archbishop called it regrettable that local officials would
> support the publication of pornographic, insulting, and blasphemous
> images. "I wish to make known my radical disagreement and profound
> disgust for this inexcusable act that does not contribute in any way
> to the cultural enrichment of our people, the education of our young
> people, and the well-deserved positive image of Extremadura," he
> stated.
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> Bishop Rodriguez issued his own statement condemning the publication
> as an offense against "the most beloved and sacred aspects of our
> Catholic religion, the person of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of
> God, and his Most Holy Mother."
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> He said that responsibility for the photos falls not only on their
> creator, "but also on those who promote them, who show them, and even
> those who use them for reasons unrelated to the faith."
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So how does one use smutty pictures for reasons _related_ to the faith?

Smiler,
The godless one

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