The increasingly fraught relationship between Christians and the European Union hit new lows in recent weeks.
Firstly, there were calls to remove the term ‘Happy Christmas’ from official documentation, per a request from an EU Minister.
Now, a European Union Ambassador has claimed that Our Lady had a beard, while mocking Catholics with a deliberately offensive photoshoot where he dressed up as Our Lady.
The photoshoot was taken for German magazine Siegessäule, who went out of their way to offend Christians during Advent with the deliberately blasphemous set of pictures.
Earlier this year, Riccardo Simonetti was made an LGBTQ Goodwill Ambassador for the European Parliament. Sharing the images on his social media, he wrote:
If we ignore the fact that Jesus wasn’t white, we could as well believe the Virgin Mary had a beard, why not? 🧔♀️
The shocking images and lack of reaction stand as yet another example of the European Union’s soft stance on anti Christian sentiments within its ranks.
There has been strong condemnation of the provocative attacks, with one MEP calling for Simonetti to be removed from his ambassador position.
Jorge Buxadé of the VOX party, has demanded that the EU removes him from his ambassador role.
You can read their open letter to the EU below:
