Museum To Display Portrait Of Pope Benedict Made Of Condoms
The art is purported to be making a statement about AIDS.
The Milwaukee Art Museum says it hopes a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI made of condoms will ignite a conversation about the AIDS epidemic in Africa and the role art plays in public discussions, director Dan Keegan said on Monday.
The museum said that about 200 callers have complained about the portrait. Milwaukee Catholic Archbishop Jerome Listecki called the museum callous and the portrait insulting in a blog last week on the Archdiocese website…
Milwaukee artist Niki Johnson has said she made the portrait in response to Pope Benedict’s position against the use of condoms even to combat AIDS in Africa. She completed it two years ago. Benedict later softened his stance, saying condoms were sometimes permissible to stop the epidemic.
The museum said callers supporting the portrait have outnumbered those opposed it its display.
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9 responses to Museum To Display Portrait Of Pope Benedict Made Of Condoms
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tracey marie June 30th, 2015 at 11:24
Wait, what? The church does not like the portrait because it is about safe sex.
Anomaly 100 June 30th, 2015 at 11:51
Bwhaa!
Roctuna June 30th, 2015 at 18:54
In the package or out? New or….
allison1050 June 30th, 2015 at 21:31
I was hoping out. ;o/
StoneyCurtisll June 30th, 2015 at 21:01
What a bummer…
I was hoping to see the image..
Non of the links go to it.
allison1050 June 30th, 2015 at 21:30
If you and I are really really good maybe William can come up with something for us.
StoneyCurtisll June 30th, 2015 at 21:56
brother Will is really good at that~!
allison1050 July 1st, 2015 at 05:12
Isn’t he just!
Talkin_Truth June 30th, 2015 at 22:46
I don’t support intentionally offensive speech — not against Muslims or Catholics or whoever.
But one has to put this in perspective — people have died because of the anti-comdom stance of the Vatican.
That’s worse than being offended.