Tux of Borg Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050429/325/fhozs.html Bid to shut website showing Pope as Nazi Fri Apr 29, 2005 03:35 PM ET ROME (Reuters) - Rome judicial authorities sought a temporary injunction on Friday against an Internet site which carried doctored photographs of Pope Benedict dressed in a Nazi uniform.The crude photomontages of the head of former German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger on the body of a man wearing a swastika armband and standing in front of a Nazi flag were posted 10 days ago on the Italian branch of the international news and opinion site, Independent Media Centre (www.indymedia.org). Rome investigating magistrate Salavtore Vitello said in a statement the pictures violated a national law prohibiting defamation of the Catholic Church. Vitello said he was also considering taking action against the owners of the site for insulting the authority and honour of the Pope himself. Ratzinger served in the Hitler Youth, a Nazi paramilitary organisation, in World War Two when membership was compulsory for young Germans. He was soon released to study for the priesthood and his biographers have said he was never a member of the Nazi Party and his family opposed Hitler's regime. Jewish leaders and human rights groups have welcomed his election as Pope and his anti-Nazi roots. Judicial sources in Rome said the Indymedia site was registered in Brazil and it was not immediately clear how the injunction, if granted, would be put into effect. The Italian arm of the Independent Media Centre, whose site is a forum for hundreds of contributors around the world on issues ranging from anti-globalisation to gay rights, could not be reached for comment.
Corp000085 Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 Looks like the webmaster will have to find an american willing to put up the piuctures so the site won't be shut down.
ch19079 Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 i dont care what he did as a kid. i dont care that "jewish leaders" welcome him, i don care that some people dont like him, i dont care. the only thing i care about is that someone or some organization is trying to stop someone else from giving their opinion of a well know leader. if someone wants to put G W Bush in a natzi outfit than fine. and i wont let anyone stop you. cus thats your right. is there something diffrent about mocking a "religious" leader. NOPE. i guess they dont have freedom in Rome. we should invade them next... (ok, that was sarcasm). but you get the idea.
jarthur31 Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 Pope Pious VI, now that is another story! LMAO@pious!!!
ch19079 Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 Sounds about right for indymedia.org. F'em! 326032[/snapback] i didnt go to that site befor i posted earlier. so i went to it. and the more i read the less i liked. so now i agree with you.... F'em.
Smoker2Buffalo Posted May 2, 2005 Posted May 2, 2005 i dont care what he did as a kid. i dont care that "jewish leaders" welcome him, i don care that some people dont like him, i dont care. the only thing i care about is that someone or some organization is trying to stop someone else from giving their opinion of a well know leader. if someone wants to put G W Bush in a natzi outfit than fine. and i wont let anyone stop you. cus thats your right. is there something diffrent about mocking a "religious" leader. NOPE. i guess they dont have freedom in Rome. we should invade them next... (ok, that was sarcasm). but you get the idea. 325990[/snapback] So if I made a mock Sex Offender Warning sheet with your name and picture, and showed it on a website, you wouldn't care?
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