French Daily Smashes Jesus Christ and Christianity

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Media
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Exclusion (of individuals or ideas)
  • Negative Stereotyping

French daily „Liberation“ smashes Christianity by depicting Jesus as a loser, drug user and egocentric. The French Catholic bishops’ conference issued a statement in support of freedom of expression but saying that this requires respect of the one it actually offends. The bishops also mention that Christians always forgive.

Sources:
http://www.liberation.fr/culture/01012349242-tous-en-cene
http://www.anuncioblog.com/2011/07/21/quand-la-presse-profane-sape-le-travail-devangelisation/