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First: this is a sorry, sorry, sorry excuse for a journal entry.

But you know, I bet the advertisement in question (see below) would have had no problem here in the US. I bet most folks here who might find that French PR material scandalous would be upset more because of its country of origin than its content. I wonder how many Americans would really make the connection between the fashion advertisement and the da Vinci painting...?

I wonder if there was some papal sympathizing going on in that courtroom at the time that decision was made. Seems a little suspicious that something so trivial would garner such a big day in court...

BBC Article with image in question

French Christ advert ban upheld

A French court has upheld a ban sought by the Catholic Church on a clothing advertisement based on Leonardo da Vinci's painting Christ's Last Supper.

The display "insults the religious feeling of Catholics", the Paris appeals court ruled on Friday.

The advertisement for designers Marithe et Francois Girbaud shows a female Christ figure surrounded by women, one of them hugging a semi-naked man.

The French Catholic Church won an injunction against the poster in March.

It has also been banned in the Italian city of Milan.

In its ruling, the appeals court said the campaign had been particularly offensive because it was scheduled to run over Lent and Easter.

The designers say they did not intend to offend anyone with the poster.

The campaign is said to have been inspired by Dan Brown's bestseller The Da Vinci Code which refers to the 15th Century fresco.




	Journal Home Subscribe to this Journal Website³⁹ Michael Bishop Andreas Black Luna Black Janet Chui Dickie Cronkite Electric Grandmother Mike Jasper Jason Lundberg Andrew Nicolle Alex Wilson Email Me Admin Password Remember Me 216698 Curiosities served				2005-04-08 3:43 PM Crazy (European) Catholics Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (5) First: this is a sorry, sorry, sorry excuse for a journal entry. But you know, I bet the advertisement in question (see below) would have had no problem here in the US. I bet most folks here who might find that French PR material scandalous would be upset more because of its country of origin than its content. I wonder how many Americans would really make the connection between the fashion advertisement and the da Vinci painting...? I wonder if there was some papal sympathizing going on in that courtroom at the time that decision was made. Seems a little suspicious that something so trivial would garner such a big day in court... BBC Article with image in question French Christ advert ban upheld A French court has upheld a ban sought by the Catholic Church on a clothing advertisement based on Leonardo da Vinci's painting Christ's Last Supper. The display "insults the religious feeling of Catholics", the Paris appeals court ruled on Friday. The advertisement for designers Marithe et Francois Girbaud shows a female Christ figure surrounded by women, one of them hugging a semi-naked man. The French Catholic Church won an injunction against the poster in March. It has also been banned in the Italian city of Milan. In its ruling, the appeals court said the campaign had been particularly offensive because it was scheduled to run over Lent and Easter. The designers say they did not intend to offend anyone with the poster. The campaign is said to have been inspired by Dan Brown's bestseller The Da Vinci Code which refers to the 15th Century fresco. Read/Post Comments (5) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top