Cork bishop criticises ‘offensive’ Mary image
The digital image by Mexican artist Alma Lopez shows Our Lady of Guadalupe wearing a floral bikini, with her hands on her hips in what some consider a provocative pose. She is standing on a black crescent moon held by a bare breasted female butterfly angel.
Most Reverend Dr John Buckley said: “Respect for Mary, the mother of God, is bred in the bones of Irish people and entwined in their lives.
