The assault on Christianity by Leftists continues! I’m getting used to these poor displays of intolerance and disrespect, and hostility towards people of faith. And my response is always the same. It’s easy to pick on Christians because none of us will threaten to kill anybody over it. But, show some real courage and make fun of Islamic symbols for a change and see how much guts you really have.
The illustration shows a buxom Blessed Virgin Mary in a yellow bikini and sunglasses, sipping on a margarita – salted brim and all.
Oh, and check out one of her buddies, a shirtless cowboy with a nipple ring.
Here’s just one of the reader reactions the weekly has received: “This left me speechless. It is in very poor taste and it is unacceptable! Please retract and apologize to humanity.”
Wrote another offended reader: “I am likewise speechless, the Santa Fe Reporter has no idea how to capture the essence of summer. What it does capture and prove is it's degraded sensibility.
“We as Catholics will not stand by and let you degrade our Holy Mother. The Santa Fe Reporter no longer has any honor, respect or values, and is out of touch with all that is holy and sacred.”
Things never go well when artists disrobe Mary. This isn’t the first time she’s been placed in a bikini for “artistic” purposes.
In 2011, an art exhibit that depicted Our Lady of Guadalupe in a floral bikini was attacked by critics before it even debuted at an Irish college.
Responding to the heat, Santa Fe Reporter editor Alexa Schirtzinger this week posted the backstory to the illustration in a letter to readers, offering one of those “we didn’t mean to offend anyone” non-apologetic apologies.
She said that when the weekly chose the summer guide’s theme – 93 days of summer, 93 ways to enjoy them – “we wanted to come up with a cover design that was engaging and captured the essence of summer.
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