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Newspaper Desecrates Catholic Icon
Fox News Radio ^ | June 28 2013 | Todd Starnes

Posted on 06/28/2013 11:49:19 AM PDT by walford

A New Mexico newspaper defended its desecration of a Catholic icon and refused to apologize because they said the offensive image reflected diversity and captured the essence of summer.

The Santa Fe Reporter created an uproar with its “Summer Guide 2013.” The cover featured an artistic depiction of the Virgin of Guadalupe wearing a skimpy bikini and drinking a margarita. Over her shoulder is a bare-chested cowboy sporting a nipple ring and wearing a pink cowboy hat and kerchief.

Fox News

Santa Fe Catholics said the weekly alternative newspaper has turned the religious icon into a party girl.

“If your intent was to in effect slap Catholics across the face, by putting forth this public depiction of Our Lady as a party girl, during the very week that we honor her as our patroness, then I can only say that from my perspective, you succeeded,” wrote Adam Le Ortega, the record of the Cathedral basilica of St. Francis of Assisi."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: catholic; mary; religion; virginofguadalupe
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To: walford

Another one of those threads where I don’t have to say anything other than ‘see the tag line’.


21 posted on 06/28/2013 1:20:24 PM PDT by NurdlyPeon (It is the nature of liberals to pervert whatever they touch.)
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To: Truth is a Weapon
boycotts of the major advertisers in the newspaper.

The Santa Fe Reporter weekly alternative newspaper

Which are most likely abortionists, tattoo parlors, piercing salons, strip joints, liquor stores, bars, head shops, pawn shops, immigration shysters, DUI shysters, bankruptcy shysters, sperm banks, blood and plasma clinics, etc.

22 posted on 06/28/2013 1:53:32 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Electorate data confirms Resolute Conservative voted for Soetoro)
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To: walford

Imagine the hilarity were someone with artistry to make a fake cover depicting just that, and distributing it around?

Somebody did a crude image of something like that.

http://hts2041.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/islam-muhammad-is-gay-5islam-muhammad-in-speedo-with-male-symbol-45.jpg


23 posted on 06/28/2013 2:25:17 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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To: LegendHasIt; leapfrog0202; Santa Fe_Conservative; DesertDreamer; OneWingedShark; CougarGA7; ...

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24 posted on 06/28/2013 6:08:20 PM PDT by CedarDave
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To: walford
Posted thread from earlier this week:

Newspaper's online image called 'blasphemous' [Catholics / Lady of Guadalupe]

25 posted on 06/28/2013 6:11:01 PM PDT by CedarDave
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To: walford

The chickens will come home to roost. Our Lady will not be mocked.


26 posted on 06/28/2013 6:12:18 PM PDT by Monkey Face (Happiness comes through the door you didn't know you left open.)
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To: Steve_Seattle

It’s described as an “alternative” newspaper, and therefore it probably caters to artsy liberals and will therefore be applauded for its “courage.”


It’s “Progressive”.


27 posted on 06/28/2013 6:13:31 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
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To: walford
For comparison:


28 posted on 06/28/2013 6:13:58 PM PDT by CedarDave
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To: laplata

A couple of weeks ago the Reporter published a news item that said the Republican Governor Susana Martinez was under investigation by the FBI. WRONG! BIG TIME!

Turns out an early campaign manager who she had fired back in 2009 was hacking her emails and the FBI was tracking him. The trail of stolen emails led to the Democratic AG (who claimed he didn’t know they were stolen and who is running for governor against her next year) and to a Democratic activist associated with the Democratic Party chairman. When the FBI checked the activist’s computer they found lots of KIDDIE PORN!! Typical RAT party corruption!


29 posted on 06/28/2013 6:25:16 PM PDT by CedarDave
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To: CedarDave

Wow. They really are dirty in so many ways.

Thanks for sharing that. I’m going to email a lib I know who likes that Rag.


30 posted on 06/28/2013 6:34:49 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
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To: laplata
Grab some popcorn and read this story and view the KRQE video:

Video: Dirty Laundry in the New Mexico Democrat Party

31 posted on 06/28/2013 6:53:01 PM PDT by CedarDave
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Somebody with some talent should do a better spoof cover, then report these hipsters in Santa Fe are mocking Islam in the name of diversity, making sure the names of all reporters and editors are on that spoof cover. Start spreading it all over the internet. Let’s see if they just shrugged it off as diversity.


32 posted on 06/28/2013 7:03:56 PM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: CedarDave

Thanks, CD. Damning video.

I get KRQE here in Durango and prefer it to the Denver News.


33 posted on 06/28/2013 7:21:44 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
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To: SpaceBar

This native New Mexican and devout Catholic thinks your a complete moron!


34 posted on 06/28/2013 11:12:39 PM PDT by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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To: walford
...refused to apologize because....the offensive image reflected diversity

Mocking Christian iconography while not daring to even contemplate doing anything similarly offensive to Muslims doesn't "reflect diversity," it reflects across-the-board moral cowardice.

35 posted on 06/28/2013 11:28:23 PM PDT by denydenydeny (Admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt one has for others.-Tocqueville)
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To: walford

Some Catholics should behead the artist. Maybe then they would be more sensitive? I mean it works for Muslims, right?


36 posted on 06/28/2013 11:40:03 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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