"Condom-capped Madonna embarrasses Catholic weekly"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An advertisement for a statue of the Virgin Mary veiled in a condom has embarrassed the publishers of the U.S. Catholic magazine America, and prompted some heated comment on Catholic Web sites.

America, a weekly run by the Jesuit order of priests, said in a statement it was embarrassed and offended by the ad, which it said had been published unknowingly in its December 5 edition.

The apparent prank by a London-based artist offered what he called the "Extra Virgin" statue for sale, "a stunning ... statue of the Virgin Mary standing atop a serpent wearing a delicate veil of latex."

A color photograph showed a statue of magenta-robed Mary, who according to Christian teaching was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus, covered with a translucent but visible condom.

http://reuters.iwon.com/article/20051223/2005-12-23T144021Z_01_EIC352763_RTRIDST_0_ODD-USA-MADONNA-DC.html

[Skidmore]

1. Oh, gaawwwwd, what next? Can you ever run out of

outrage?

[HereSince1628]

2. Um, no page proofs? How is anything published unknowingly?

[MercutioATC]

7. That was MY question.

Odd.

[DanCa]

3. See this whole virgin birth confuses me.

I mean if Mary was a virgin than how can Jesus have been an embryo?

[Straight Shooter]

5. Hot and heavy petting between Joseph and Mary.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Those little sperm can swim like the dickens.

[DanCa]

6. LOL I have always wondered how Joe felt that the bible kept

constantly refering to his wife as a virgin? Talk about a blow to your male ego.

[0007]

10. Fucking funny!

[AndreaCG]

8. Or recycled bath water

I would imagine the man got to bathe first.

[xchrom]

4. it's years late -- but a great counter point to the

''lecture'' he gave in nigeria years ago -- encouraging people not to use condoms.

[Tsiyu]

9. Apparently, I offended an elderly woman

today at the drug store merely by STANDING next to the condoms, holding a package in my hand.

She came around the corner of the aisle (with a middle-aged woman aiding her) saw me, and exclaimed "Dear Lord Jesus!"

I wanted to give her an earful, but it's the holidays, so I just kept quiet. I was only going to tell her that the package I was holding would prevent at least 36 grandchildren from showing up too soon!


Condoms for Christmas! All the older kids in this house are getting them in their stockings!!!!!!!