Tuesday, September 18, 2012


ST. LOUIS, MO: Episcopal priest faces scrutiny over nude art photos

ST. LOUIS, MO: Episcopal priest faces scrutiny over nude art photos
Missouri hospital chaplain coming under Title IV investigation

By Tim Townsend St.
Louis Post-Dispatch
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/
9/17/12

In the middle of the 16th century, Catholic bishops and theologians met sporadically in the city of Trento in northern Italy to discuss the church's response to the Reformation. Over the course of 18 years, the Council of Trent produced documents correcting abuses like indulgences and other corruption.

In 1564, the council ordered that some naked figures in Michelangelo's massive "Last Judgment" fresco in the Sistine Chapel be covered up as a result of the council's dictate that "all lasciviousness be avoided; in such wise that figures shall not be painted or adorned with a beauty exciting to lust."

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