Vienna, Apr. 9, 2008 (CWNews.com) – Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn (bio – news) has issued a statement defending the decision to host an art exhibit featuring homo-erotic images of Christ and the apostles at the Vienna cathedral’s museum.
In response to a query from the German-language kath.net news site, Cardinal Schönborn noted that Alfred Hrdlicka, the artist whose works have provoked charges of blasphemy, is “one of Austria’s most notable living artists.” Story here.
