Magazine Caricatures Conclave as Group Sex

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Morals
Societal Sphere
  • Media
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Negative Stereotyping

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.