VATICAN CITY (Andreas Wailzer/LifeSiteNews) — Pope Leo XIV has named a female “artist” who published homoerotic and sadomasochistic photographs as the new president of the Pontifical Academy for Fine Arts.
The Vatican announced on Saturday that the pope appointed Roman museum director Cristiana Perrella to the position. The Pontifical Academy for Fine Arts and Letters of the Virtuosi al Pantheon was founded in 1542 by Pope Paul III for the purpose of promoting, studying, and cultivating sacred art and Christian-inspired literature.
Perrella is known as an “expert” in contemporary art. She has been director of the MACRO museum in Rome since March of this year and previously taught “cultural management” at the San Raffaele University in Milan.
BREAKING | @Pontifex appoints new Director for Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts — who has HOSTED exhibits of homoerotic art.
When will Catholics say ENOUGH? pic.twitter.com/sDSbS3whRc
— John-Henry Westen (@JhWesten) September 8, 2025
