Hundreds of Bolivians held a pilgrimage Thursday to protest an artist's rendition of their patron saint wearing red underwear and black stockings. The painting shows the virgin in lingerie surrounded by people in colorful costumes who dance with alcohol bottles in their hands at the annual Carnival in the mining city of Oruro. Bolivians pay homage to the Virgin of Socavon during the city's annual Carnival celebrations, which have been recognized as part of the patrimony of humanity by UNESCO. "The Virgin is a mother and as mother she is a woman before a saint. Victor Hugo Vasquez, a member of Morales' ruling party, threatened to sue the artist for offending the virgin.

Source: ABC News March 01, 2018 20:31 UTC