ROME — A bare-chested model dressed as the Virgin Mary was displayed at the Gay Pride Parade in Cremona, Italy this weekend, sparking heated national debate on social media and elsewhere.
Walkers parked a mannequin in black leather, fitted with BDSM snaps and a blue veil with Mary’s halo, a step denounced as “blasphemous” by many Christians.
“An abusive and disrespectful attack on the faith of all Christians!” Written by Matteo Fraioli, director of CitizenGOit’s Italian campaign, protesting the local mayor’s use of public funds to finance the game.
Fraioli also highlighted the possibility that more than 50 Christians would be brutally murdered at the San Francis Church in Owo, Nigeria, to celebrate Pentecost, on the same day of the pride parade in Cremona.
“We can no longer tolerate such demonstrations to humiliate and mock the faith of millions of people around the world, the very belief that millions of Christians are persecuted, kidnapped, insulted and killed every year.” Fraioli wrote an open letter to the Mayor of Cremona, Gianluca Galimberti.
Likewise, Giovanni Arvedi, a prominent Italian steelworker and sports executive, insisted that the distortion of saintly Christian symbols “has nothing to do with the legitimate defense of rights and the fight against homophobia and discrimination.” is deaf to the use of such images as it offends the feelings of others.
File/Gay Pride 2021 takes place on the streets of the capital. Rome, Italy, June 26, 2021. (Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
“Insulting the faith, culture and sensibilities of millions of Italians has nothing to do with defending LGBTQ rights, but it is just a spectacle,” Matteo Salvini, leader of the Italian League party, said on Sunday. ignorance and pride. ”
Mayor Galimberti defended the parade he attended, arguing that “some may not share some of the ideas that may emerge from this demonstration”, but argued that the purpose of the parade is to encourage an open exchange with the other ideas of others.
Jesuit Father James Martin said last week that Christian churches have a special mission to celebrate Gay Pride because most anti-gay violence is “religiously motivated,” adding that attending the Gay Pride event in June for Catholics is one of their ways to survive. . Catechism’s call to treat homosexuals with respect.
Source: Breitbart
