.- Officials
at the Rome headquarters of Opus Dei have expressed their regret at the
recent publication of a cartoon depicting Mohammed in hell in an
Italian magazine affiliated with the group.
"As could be
expected,” wrote Manuel Sánchez Hurtado in a statement, “the cartoon
published by the magazine Studi Cattolici has offended Muslims and
drawn the attention of journalists and others.”
“Making a joke
about Dante putting Mohammed in hell”, he said, “is a serious error. It
is one thing to appreciate Dante’s Divine Comedy and a very different
thing to joke about this particular scene in the present climate and in
a Catholic magazine.”
The
communications office official pointed out that the debacle “comes in
the context of the unfortunate publication of cartoons in Denmark,
which was considered provocative.” He stressed however, that those
cartoons did not justify the violent reactions with which they were
received.
Although Opus
Dei noted that its Prelature is not responsible for Studi Cattolici, it
admitted that some members of the apostolate do work on the
publication. “Understandably”, he said, “this fact has created some
confusion.”
“Also, many
Muslims and persons from different religious beliefs cooperate with the
works of Opus Dei. Consequently our office has been receiving queries
concerning this matter, and we have felt it necessary to provide a
response,” Hurtado said.
“The editors of
the magazine”, he pointed out, “have stated that they did not intend to
offend anyone and publicly apologized for any offense they may have
given. In accord with what we have expressed repeatedly over the past
several months, we feel obliged to unite ourselves to this request for
forgiveness.”
Opus Dei officials apologize for controversial Muslim cartoon in affiliate magazine
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