The Vatican Breaks Its Da Vinci Code

An evidence for you.

When everything
shines in the
light of October
there's a beautiful
seaside, and a
careful watcher: the
sun fades away,
and even a
strange man
arrives near a
fountain.

Francesco Sinibaldi

Barbie Nadeau's sneering article on Vatican art patronage betrays her shocking lack of awareness of the topic. Has she ever walked into St. Peter's, for instance, where the main doors, cast by Filarete in the 15th century are flanked by stunning modern masterpieces by Manzu (1963) and Minguzzi (1977)? Has she ever actually seen the more than 50 rooms in the Vatican Museums dedicated to modern religious art and stocked with works of Buffet, Chagall, Dali, De Chirico, Gaugin, Kandinsky, Klee, Munch, Orozco, Picasso, Roualt, Utrillo and many others? The Vatican has never in living memory failed to support and collect the best of contemporary religious art.

No Einstein. To ''get in sync' with ''modern times'',Islam will have to stop threatening to kill the next person they see simply because Mohammed was put on a dogs head rather than The Gloved One on St.Marys'. Ye gawds. You morons at NEWSWEAK are not only gutless,but also cowardly.[which is the same thing anyway].See this for the said cowardice Americas alleged ''news''serices displayed when they were confronted in printing the Roundabout Dog''.


The Free Expression Policy Network [libertarian] Feb.22,2006.'' Commentary: Of Threats,Intimidation,and Free Speech:The Muhammed Cartoons''.