Just a note for Paige to say that I haven't singled you out for lampoonage, as I'm an equal opportunity pasquinader and was already primed for this by the Pope's recent tirade on art. To whit: >>
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Pope Benedict XVI has condemned a sculpture of a crucified frog on display at a museum in Bolzano, Italy, the Italian news agency ANSA reported. Franz Pahl, an official from the Trentino-Alto Adige region in northern Italy, said the pope had written to him to complain about the frog, which was installed in May at Museion, the modern-art museum in Bolzano. In a letter dated Aug. 7, Pope Benedict said that the sculpture “injured the religious feeling of many people who see in the Cross the symbol of the love of God and of our salvation, which deserves recognition and religious devotion.” ...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/ar....html?ref=arts
My lampoon of the Pope, Muhamed, Jebus, the Frog Artist, Art, Galleries, and anyone else who may take offense:
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semantics is not always just pedantic quibbling. ~ douglas r. hofstadter
