Joanna Krupa's nude PETA ad with crucifix criticised
News
oi-Staff
Washington,
(ANI):
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Joanna
Krupa's
new
PETA
ad
showing
her
wearing
nothing
but
a
crucifix
has
attracted
the
wrath
of
critics.
They
have
called
the
advertisement
totally
inappropriate
and
exploitative
of
Christian
symbols.
The
Polish-born
beauty
appears
in
the
ad
with
angel
wings
behind
her
and
a
digital
halo
over
her
head.
Her
private
parts
are
covered
barely
by
a
large,
well-placed
metallic
crucifix.
"It's
totally
inappropriate," Fox
News
quoted
Deal
Hudson,
publisher
of
InsideCatholic.com,
an
online
magazine,
as
saying."It's
another
instance
of
disrespect
toward
Christianity
and
another
example
of
the
kind
of
abuse
that
would
never
occur
with
any
other
major
religion,
because
the
outcry
would
be
so
immediate
and
so
loud
that
the
people
behind
it
would
immediately
retreat,"
Hudson
added.
Krupa
led
a
protest
on
Dec
1
outside
Barkworks,
a
Los
Angeles
pet
store,
that
PETA
says
'irresponsibly'
sells
puppies
while
hundreds
of
dogs
remain
in
city
animal
shelters.
"The
fact
is
that
cats
and
dogs
are
a
lot
safer
in
pet
stores
than
they
are
in
the
hands
of
PETA
employees," Catholic
League
President
Bill
Donohue
said
in
a
statement.
"Moreover,
pet
stores
don't
rip
off
Christian
iconography
and
engage
in
cheap
irreligious
claims.
PETA
is
a
fraud.
It
also
has
a
long
and
disgraceful
record
of
exploiting
Christian
and
Jewish
themes
to
hawk
its
ugly
services.
Those
who
support
this
organization
sorely
need
a
reality
check.
They
also
need
a
course
in
Ethics
101,"
Donohue
added.
Krupa
issued
a
statement
responding
to
the
Catholic
League,
saying:
"As
a
practicing
Catholic,
I
am
shocked
that
the
Catholic
League
is
speaking
out
against
my
PETA
ads.
I'm
doing
what
the
Catholic
Church
should
be
doing,
working
to
stop
senseless
suffering
of
animals,
the
most
defenseless
of
God's
creation."