Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 27, 2020 / 07:10 am
Oregon Catholic Press will reprint two of its publications in response to criticism of the artwork chosen for the cover of both editions.
The publisher made the announcement Wednesday in a Facebook post, telling its customers that it had "promised to come back to you with a solution, and here it is." All of its 2021 Music Issue and Respond & Acclaim worship resources, which featured the controversial image of an angel by a Mormon artist, will now be reprinted.
The announcement follows sustained negative feedback since August 24, when online attention was first drawn to the image pictured on the cover of the 2021 Music Issue and Respond & Acclaim. The image strongly resembled the angel Moroni, a character in the Mormon faith. The cover art depicted an angel standing on a golden sphere, blowing a horn and holding a box--all of which are typical to depictions of the angel Moroni.
Initially, Oregon Catholic Press issued a statement denying that the cover art was of Moroni, and said that they had chosen the art due to the symbolism associated with an angel blowing a trumpet.