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LGBT News Vatican Sabotages Photograph Exhibition of Gays Kissing

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by Adi, Sep 27, 2013.

  1. Adi

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    An exhibition of images revealing gay couples sharing kisses in churches has been pulled, after the Catholic Church reportedly threatened legal action.

    Artist Gonzalo Orquin took most of the photographs in churches in Rome, and the project was due to be exhibited at the city's Galleria L’Opera on Wednesday.

    But the photographs were covered up after the gallery received a notice from the Vatican. Speaking to HuffPost UK, Orquin said: "I am a Catholic and I believe in God. When I was child I learned that God is love, and I learned it in a church! What kind of love? Who decides what love is OK and why? Pope Francesco has said recently that he is not one to judge anyone and he also said that the Roman Church belongs to every one."

    Reported by the Local newspaper, Orquin received a letter from the Vicariate of Rome, "an organisation that is part of the Vatican, which said the church is against the exhibition."


    Source: Vatican Threatens Gonzalo Orquin's Gay Kisses In Church Exhibition With Legal Action (PICTURES)

    It's been quite the week for the Catholic Church.
     
  2. Aussir

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    Someone call the Pope and Desmond Tutu to set this straight... :grin:
     
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    Kissing is so beautiful :slight_smile: Loved the pics.
     
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    :lol:

    That is a lovely slideshow, too bad the church can't see the beauty behind it. Love is love is love.
     
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    That church is an asshole.
     
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    I don't know why but I imagined a whole bunch of the Cardinals and Bishops sneaking around in ninja suits photo bombing the pictures.
     
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    (Chuckle) Of course by taking this action, the Church has now brought down far more publicity and attention to the pictures then they might have ever got otherwise.

    I won't be surprised if somebody arranges to tour the exhibition around Europe and the US and/or that LGBT people start making a point of creating photos like these and posting them online for all to see. Or that other photographers start doing their own exhibitions in the same vein (LGBT kissing in churches of other denominations or other types of socially significant spots, etc.).

    Heh, probably not what the Church was hoping for.

    Todd:slight_smile:
     
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    Beautiful photos...though I'm not sure what messed up number 5. I mean it's the only one that looks unprofessional :S (Photographer's eye...sorry). Still think they're beautiful.
     
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    I thought of something similar when I first read the title :lol:
     
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    Me too, lol. It was quite the funny image in my head.
     
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    We have a scripture breach in sector twelve!
     
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    Here comes the Batardinal!

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    :roflmao:
     
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    amen to that!
     
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    :roflmao::roflmao: That is hilarious
     
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    This is an awesome pic!:thumbsup:
     
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    Excuse me while I go laugh myself to death now. xD