Austrian Artist: 'Homosexual Blasphemy' depicts Homosexuals in Catholic Church

Pictures depicting Jesus being fondled and the Apostles groping each other have caused outrage after they were displayed in a museum attached to Vienna's Roman Catholic Cathedral.
The museum has been forced to remove the most controversial picture, in which the Apostles engage in what the artist describes as a "homosexual orgy". The exhibition, entitled "Religion, Flesh and Power" featured works from sculptor and artist Alfred Hrdlicka, who turned 80 this year and is widely feted in his native Austria. It quickly began attracting criticism from Catholic groups after opening last week, some of which described the pictures as "blasphemous". Read more...

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Dr. Edwin S. Zolik is professor emeritus
of psychology, DePaul University, Chicago
[C]elibacy is not correlated with sexual abuse of children. The sexual abuse was the result of homosexual rapes and attacks (90 percent) and pedophilia (10 percent) (see "Bless Me Father for I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse Committed by Roman Catholic Priests," edited by Thomas G. Plante). It is estimated by knowledgeable church officials that homosexuals comprise 30 to 50 percent of Catholic clergy (see "The Changing Face of the Priesthood," by the Rev. Donald Cozzens). . . . While in flight to the United States, the pope said, "I would not speak at this moment about homosexuality, but pedophilia, which is another thing." This delimitation of abuse to the pedophiliacs unfortunately has not been followed up on by the press. Pedophilia cannot be used to cover all sexual abuse as most hierarchs and clerics are prone and desirous to do.

Posted by Editor at May 10, 2008 06:46 PM