The backlash over Benetton’s ad campaign featuring the Pope and other world leaders continues to grow. On Friday, the Vatican announced it will be taking legal action against Benetton after the company displayed a fake photo of the pope kissing a top Egyptian imam on the lips, and Benetton ceded. Protesting the use of US President, Read more
An advertising campaign using a fake image of Pope Benedict kissing a top Egyptian imam on the lips has been pulled after protests from the Vatican. The “Unhate” campaign, sponsored by the Benetton clothing company, was aimed at fostering tolerance and ‘global love.’ Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi denounced the ad as ‘false’, and an Read more