US EditionThe Archdiocese of Barcelona Bursts Against the Poster of the Mercè: “It Uses Religious Forms to Ridicule the Virgin”
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This Tuesday, the Archbishopric of Barcelona issued a statement criticizing the poster of the next celebrations of the Mercè that became public last Thursday. The archbishopric, captained by Cardinal Juan José Omella, regrets that the poster and its video version uses “in an irreverent way different religious forms with the intention of ridiculing the image of the mother of God”.
The Archbishopric and the PP criticize the mayor and regret that the image of the holidays does not respect the religious sentiments of Catholics
Irreverent and with the intention of ridiculing the virgin. Thus the Archdiocese of Barcelona sees the poster of the major feast of the Mercè (or of the Merced), which is celebrated on the 24th of...
The diocese believes that it "ridicules" the Virgin Mary, while the municipal government says that it is "in no way" inspired by a religious motif and defends the author's creative freedom.
The news The Archdiocese of Barcelona laments that the poster of the feast of La Mercè seeks to “ridiculate” the Virgin was first published in Last Minute Religious News
Cardinal Omella issues a hard statement against the City Hall although he trusts that this year the Pontifical Mass will be included in the official program.
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