"Offensive" Statue Causes Outcry at "Catholic" Villanova University
(Hat tip: Mark Shea)
If you thought the "pro-life" sculpture of Britney Spears giving birth on a bearskin rug was controversial, just wait 'til you get a load of this disgustingly indecent piece of art:
My Comments:A SCULPTURE OF the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, proposed as a "memorial for the victims of abortion" at Villanova University, has upset some students, including some who oppose abortion.
Villanovans for Life, which spearheaded the monument effort, says the statue "will memorialize those who have died as a result of legalized abortion and all those who suffer physically, emotionally, and/or spiritually due to abortion," according to the group's Web site.
The school's board of trustees is expected to approve the monument at its meeting tomorrow.
The objections range from the monument's proposed location to its political significance.
Some students think its placement along a high-traffic area in south campus is inappropriate. Others feel the monument is more of a political statement than a religious one. And still others believe it counters Villanova's goal of attracting non-Catholics to the school.
Pro-life freshman Clint Gilliam agrees with the concept of the statue, but thinks its high-profile placement is a bad idea.
"It's just a little in your face," he said. "It sort of makes people who don't believe in those things uncomfortable."
Adds freshman Peggy Costello, "I'm personally pro-life and I don't like the statue at all.
"I feel that putting up a statue like that completely counters the diversity we're trying to advocate or uphold," said Costello, 19, who thinks the memorial could alienate non-Catholics.
University spokeswoman Barbara K. Clement said that while Villanova does seek racial and economic diversity, it is a Roman Catholic, Augustinian university.
"The statue would be within the precepts of faith," Clement said.
The anti-abortion monument might be the first on the East Coast.
At least two schools in the Midwest have such memorials, the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., and the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio.
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Horrors! That statue is just plain offensive to someone who might think that Our Blessed Lady should have offed baby Jesus before he was born. I mean, she could have saved us all the trouble caused by His command that we take up our cross and follow Him.
posted by Pro Ecclesia 11:39 AM
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Scary. More concerned about offending prospective pro-choice students than supporting a beautiful monument that might save a life, or two. Hmmmmm... Wondering how "pro-life" those students are.
And, hey, what if we don't have as many non-Catholic students? What kind of Catholic College would we be, after all??? Just think of it...and what would be next? Rosaries on the quad? Corpus Christi processions? Stations of the Cross!?
When will the madness end???!!!???
As a Villanova alumnus, it gladdens me to see that my alma mater is doing this. And it saddens me to know that some students object to it.
"It's just a little in your face," he said. "It sort of makes people who don't believe in those things uncomfortable."
Yes because Jesus never was in people's face or made them uncomfortable.
The only question is why the authorities would exececute such a bland, laid back, and unoffensive guy?
Maybe another Dan Brown book or National Geographic specail will sort that one out for us.
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