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CV NEWS FEED// A controversial, explicit statue of the Blessed Mother giving birth was decapitated only four days after it was displayed in the “New Cathedral,” in the Austrian city of Linz. The statue depicted the Blessed Mother in the moments before birth, with her abdomen and lower body completely exposed. The statue was part of an exhibition celebrating the New Cathedral’s 100th anniversary, the news agency Kronen Zeitung reports. Completed in 1924, the cathedral is the largest in Austria, and it can fit up to 20,000 people. Theologian Martina Resch explained during the exposition that the statue “is a...

...Our Lady of the Angels, a $195 million, 11-story cathedral, was dedicated during a three-hour service that incorporated the many ethnic backgrounds of the community... But outside, dozens of protesters decried the church's handling of priests accused of sexual abuse. A large papier-mâché effigy of Mahony held a sign saying: "Suffer the little children."... Most of the $195 million to build the cathedral was raised through private donations. A 6,000-space mausoleum, built beneath the cathedral, along with a gift shop, restaurant, conference center and a 600-car parking garage should cover most expenses, Mahony said... CLICK