A theater festival in Split was to include a controversial play which depicts Jesus Christ raping a Muslim woman wearing a hijab. This drew strong condemnation from Croatia's Catholic Church.
The play, entitled "Our Violence and Your Violence," by Croatian playwright Oliver Frljic focuses on Europe's refugee crisis and was performed in other Croatian cities, as well as in other European countries.
The regional Archdiocese of Split called for its cancellation in a statement addressed to the Ministry of Culture, Split authorities, and the town's national theater, saying the play "offends God, man and nation" and urged "all those responsible ... to take steps that [the play] does not offend people and humiliate culture," adding that it had "already provoked local and international condemnation."
The Split-Makarska Archdiocese said it was inundated with complaints from its disgusted members.