A Catholic school in Australia was forced to cover a statue of a saint after its “potentially suggestive” design stirred controversy and mockery on social media. Blackfriars Priory School in South Australia unveiled the statue last week, the Advertiser newspaper reported. Blackfriars Priory School forced to cover up a brand new statue after its unfortunate design of a kneeling boy and a saint caused a social media storm. [Pope Francis acknowledges Catholic Church’s bad practices during the sex abuse crisis]The school has commissioned a local sculptor to redesign the statue, Cobiac said. Blackfriars Priory School is a private Dominican school in Prospect, a suburb of Adelaide in South Australia.

Source: Washington Post November 22, 2017 20:18 UTC