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POPSSorry to what?jesus
Why is the respected Tempo apologizing over a misguided complaint? Catholics apparently took umbrage with Tempo's latest cover, which depicted Suharto and his children in a scene reminiscent of The last Supper by Da Vinci. "The painting has a deep meaning for Catholics as it's about the holy journey of Jesus and his disciples, but Tempo has disrespected it by replacing the holy persons with the corrupt Soeharto's family," Catholic Students Alumni Forum head Hermawi Taslim told The Jakarta Post. Consider the irony of the statement: An Indonesian Catholic protesting over the mistreatment of a painting by an Italian artist. If history is correct at all the painting has not factual resemblence at all to Christ and his disciples. Christ and Co. were Middle Eastern chaps, swarthy of skin, curly of hair and looks nothing like the Caucasions of Da Vinci's depiction which would be culturally insensitive if painted today. Besides so what if Tempo satirized the holy persons? Would t
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