Video of Sexual Act with Cross Hurts Feelings of Believers
An exhibition in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Warsaw displayed a video "Veneration of Christ" in which the artist rubs himself in a blasphemous way against a crucifix, imitating a sexual relationship. The exhibition was showing from September to November 2013. The artist Jacek Markiewicz claims that it was not his wish to vilify any religious feelings. By his own statements he is a non-believer. Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz of Warsaw calls the video a "desecration of the Cross" that exceeds the boundaries of artistic expression and basic ethical standards".
On November 6th a group of about 100 people demonstrated in front of the museum against the ehxibition of this video. Miroslaw Orzechowski from the country’s League of Polish Families said: "This is an unprecedented insult to my religious feelings. It's an insult to the holy object of Christ and the image of the crucifix - an image of the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ. It is deplorable."MP Andrzej Jaworski from the Law and Justice party said: "When I saw this I was completely disgusted." Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2483341/Art-film-showing-naked-man-rubbing-Christ-crucifix-prompts-priest-legal-action-Polish-culture-ministry.html