March 2013, Germany
In a caricature on its title page, the German Magazin Titanic implies Pope emeritus Benedict and his secretary archbishop Gänswein to engage in homosexual sex, uttering "Finally - sex!", due to the pope's resignation. This hurts religious feelings of the faithful, defames both and deepens a negative stereotype against church hierachy. Read more ...
February 2013, France
The French Magazine Charlie Hebdo comments on the election of the new Catholic Pontiff with a caricature on its title page showing the cardinals having group sex and calling their sexual climax the descendence of the Holy Spirit. The faithful perceive this as hurtful and intolerant to their religious convictions. Read more ...
February 2013, France
On the occasion of the resignation of pope Benedict XVI and the conclave in which a new pope ought to be elected, the French magazine Charlie Hebdo features a caricature which shows the cardinals engaging in group sex on its front cover. The words suggest that it is their sexual pleasure which the cardinals mockingly call the Holy Spirit. Read more ...
February 2013, France
French Catholics are insulted by an historically inaccurate article published in the French weekly Le Point on the 155th Anniversary of the pilgrimage site Lourdes. Read more ...
January 2013, Croatia
Ms Karolina Vidović-Krišto, a well respected journalist with HRT/HTV, was the editor and host of a popular program “Slika Hrvatske”, produced specifically for Croatians living overseas, was suspended after she edited and hosted a show criticing the government's sex ed programme on December 29, 2012.
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