Scott Marsh - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:17:43 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Scott Marsh - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Mural of kneeling George Pell in handcuffs removed https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/07/29/mural-george-pell-handcuffs/ Mon, 29 Jul 2019 07:53:32 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=119821 Australian artist Scott Marsh says he was disappointed to hear his mural of convicted child sex offender and former archbishop George Pell had been painted over - but he wasn't surprised. "Given the history of some of my other works with religious themes it lasted longer than I thought it might, to be honest," he Read more

Mural of kneeling George Pell in handcuffs removed... Read more]]> Australian artist Scott Marsh says he was disappointed to hear his mural of convicted child sex offender and former archbishop George Pell had been painted over - but he wasn't surprised.

"Given the history of some of my other works with religious themes it lasted longer than I thought it might, to be honest," he told SBS News.

The striking mural, which was located about 50 metres from St Mary's Cathedral where Pell formerly conducted mass, shows the former Vatican treasurer in a prison tracksuit, handcuffs and a cardinal's cap, praying in front of a Satanic-looking figure. Read more

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